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undernourished

[uhn-der-nur-isht, -nuhr-] / ˌʌn dərˈnɜr ɪʃt, -ˈnʌr- /




ADJECTIVE
starved
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They've also brought growing unease: why are so many of them undernourished and dying?

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026

The boys, ages 23 and 16, one dangerously undernourished and both claiming to have been raised “off the grid” in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, showed up in town and immediately caused a rift.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

With Jacobsen in hand, I feel undernourished after every meal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025

When someone is underweight or undernourished, the immediate goal is medical stability—even if it means relying entirely on “safe foods” to get there.

From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2025

The roads were unpaved and dirty, and filled with hungry, undernourished children scampering around half-naked.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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