Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. Provided with insufficient nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. not getting adequate food
Examples
“But this figure, which translates into four million children under 10 being undernourished, is considered an improvement, according to the country's Food and ...”
“Some speculated that gas exports to Israel have left Egyptian power plants "undernourished".”
The Huffington Post: Firas Al-Atraqchi: Red Sea Sharks Made in Israel?
“They felt a hunger for justice - a sense of being spiritually impoverished - "undernourished" because of slavery.”
“I've been called lots of things over the years, but "undernourished" isn't one of them ...”
“All the whales that have been found appear to be thin and undernourished which is a common cause of death during their long migration.”
“undernourished" nags on the NYPD mounted unit, calling the accusation horsefeathers.”
“Although the number of undernourished people worldwide has decreased since 2009, nearly one billion people go to bed hungry each night.”
The Huffington Post: Danielle Nierenberg: One Billion Holiday Wishes
“The number of undernourished bears has tripled in a 20-year period.”
“Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The 2010 Global Hunger Index assessed 122 developing countries and scored them on three indicators: 'proportion of people who are undernourished, the proportion of children under five who are underweight, and the child mortality rate.”
“The great joy of going racing is that it is one sporting event at which you meet people from all walks of life, united only in the futile quest to predict which combination of horse flesh and undernourished pilot might be worth investing in, and Channel 4's team reflects this democracy brilliantly.”
The Guardian: My bad luck at cards paid dividends at the Cheltenham Festival | Martin Kelner
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