Undernourished Definition & Meaning

undernourished
adjective
  1. not getting adequate food; "gaunt underfed children"; "badly undernourished"

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  • "Lookin' bummy like Wurzel Gummage, drunk and undernourished"
    Jehst — Adventures in New Bohemia

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