Definition of malnourished
: supplied with less than the minimum or an unbalanced amount of the nutrients or foods essential for sound health and growth : marked by malnutrition
When it comes to certain nutrients, in fact, an estimated 80 to 90 percent of obese individuals are malnourished.— Maria Konnikova
especially
: undernourished sense 1
How do you help malnourished children and assure that they won't go hungry again after you leave? — Melissa Hendricks Patients may become malnourished from being unable to take food by mouth … — Laura Landro
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The first known use of malnourished was in 1911
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