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malnourished

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




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undersized
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But even if that happens, it will be malnourished, vulnerable to infection and less able to devote the energy needed for reproduction.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

My cousin Qiaolian once told me about the day she first met me: I was a malnourished, dusty and snotty infant, not even a full year old, wrapped in a dirty blanket and kept hidden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

That’s when so much critical development takes place, and children who are malnourished can never make up the loss.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

It comes as the BBC has found that soaring numbers of people are arriving at hospital either malnourished or with nutrient deficiencies.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

Soiled and subdued, she looked like a small malnourished relative of my previous sister.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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