underfeed
pronunciation
How to pronounce underfeed in British English:
UK [ˌʌndə'fi:d]
How to pronounce underfeed in American English:
US [ˌʌndə'fid]
Word Origin
- underfeed (v.)
- 1650s, from under + feed (v.). Related: Underfed; underfeeding.
Example
- 1. Code of practice on the installation and maintenance of underfeed stokers .
- 2. This role in nutrition points to one way in which an off-kilter microbiome can affect its host : what feeds a body can also overfeed or underfeed it .