malnourished
poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
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Animal rescue agencies took in dozens of dogs left outside, and at least one dog owner in Houston was arrested on allegations he kept eight severely malnourished dogs outside for days during the cold streak.
Hypothermia, carbon monoxide and cold pets: Google searches underscore depth of crisis in Texas | Christopher Ingraham | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostIn 1946, the National School Lunch Program was launched because many of America’s young men had been too malnourished to serve in the military and commodity prices were dropping rapidly in the postwar economy.
Coronavirus Means School Food Is Free. What If It Stayed That Way? | Tracy Moran | November 23, 2020 | OzyA group of young men spoke of “malnourished socialists” and the Carter-Baker Commission on election reform.
It began on a gold escalator. It may have ended at Four Seasons Total Landscaping. | Dan Zak, Karen Heller | November 8, 2020 | Washington PostAt first, I thought he had a skinny butt because he was malnourished.
More dog tales: We’re learning the quirks of Archie the rescue | John Kelly | November 8, 2020 | Washington PostWhile Johnson could be at risk of being underweight, Richard determined, she was not malnourished.
Morris searched for whatever strength was left in his malnourished body.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’ | Asawin Suebsaeng | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST“He was undernourished, not necessarily malnourished,” she said.
Obama Shut Out Congress for 2 Years About Bergdahl Deal, Key Senator Says | Tim Mak | June 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese institutions are not habitable; children are malnourished and in some cases starving and emaciated.
Russia’s Adoption Ban Is Cruel and Vindictive to All | Dr. Jane Aronson | December 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe doctor at the American Medical Center told us that Alex was malnourished.
With U.S. Adoption Ban, a Mother Fears for Russia’s Abandoned Kids | Janis Cooke Newman | December 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Middleton is neither malnourished nor an Ironwoman competitor.
Pregorexia: Is Skinny Kate Too Thin For A Pregnant Woman? | Tom Sykes | December 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for malnourished
/ (mælˈnʌrɪʃt) /
undernourished
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