malnourished
pronunciation
How to pronounce malnourished in British English:
UK [ˌmælˈnʌrɪʃt]
How to pronounce malnourished in American English:
US [ˌmælˈnɜːrɪʃt]
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- Adjective:
- not being provided with adequate nourishment
Word Origin
- malnourished (adj.)
- 1906, from mal- "bad, badly" + nourished (see nourish).
Example
- 1. Malnourished boys also do worse in the marriage market .
- 2. I know the eyes of malnourished children don 't lie .
- 3. Her three-year-old grandson is malnourished .
- 4. A third of children under five are malnourished .
- 5. 11 / 17a Malnourished boy in southern ethiopia .