undernourished
pronunciation
How to pronounce undernourished in British English:
UK [ˌʌndəˈnʌrɪʃt]
How to pronounce undernourished in American English:
US [ˌʌndərˈnɜrɪʃt]
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- Adjective:
- not getting adequate food
Word Origin
- undernourished (adj.)
- also under-nourished, 1820, from under + past participle of nourish (v.).
Example
- 1. A huge amount of the population is still undernourished .
- 2. They will be undernourished and she will be obese .
- 3. About a third of their people are undernourished and more than that do not have access to drinking water .
- 4. The number of undernourished people has increased against the backdrop of economic recession .
- 5. Undernourished mothers produce babies who are predisposed to gaining weight easily , which makes children in fast-developing countries particularly prone to getting fat .