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–adjective

poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.

[Origin: 1925–30; mal- + nourish + -ed²

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adj. Affected by improper nutrition or an insufficient diet.

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malnourished

1928, from mal- "bad, badly" (see mal-) + nourished. First record of malnutrition is from 1862.

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malnourished
adjective
not being provided with adequate nourishment [ant: nourished]

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