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underfed

[uhn-der-feed for 1; uhn-der-feed for 2]

verb (used with object), -fed, -feed·ing.

1.

to feed insufficiently.

2.

to feed with fuel from beneath.

Origin:
1650–60; under- + feed

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underfed
adjective
not getting adequate food; "gaunt underfed children"; "badly undernourished" [syn: ill-fed]

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