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malnourished

[mal-nur-isht, -nuhr-] / mælˈnɜr ɪʃt, -ˈnʌr- /




ADJECTIVE
undersized
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“When we’ve seen conditions like this, the major effect for Southern California has been mass stranding of malnourished pups.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

The carcasses of malnourished sea lions and whales washed up on beaches.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Revealing his luxurious lifestyle would shatter the state’s propaganda that Kim suffers alongside his people—nearly half of whom are malnourished.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

“If they’re malnourished, they’re going to get sicker. If their parents don’t get affordable care, they’re going to be strapped. It becomes a synergistic and multiplicative cascade.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

Weak, malnourished, and sleep-deprived, I wasn't much help to the Nazi war effort, but Schindler didn't seem to care.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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