underfeed
verb
un·der·feed
ˌən-dər-ˈfēd 
underfed
ˌən-dər-ˈfed
; underfeeding
; underfeeding
: to feed with too little food
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The Arizona Department of Child Safety received a report in March 2016 with concerns that Sanaa might be neglected and underfed.
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Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Those soldiers were often ill-trained and underfed.
—Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
That court order stems from a legal action that the Southern Center brought against Sheriff Franklin’s predecessor, Greg Bartlett, who had been underfeeding inmates while taking $212,000 in food money for his personal use.
—Walt Bogdanich and Grace Ashford, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2017
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Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Those soldiers were often ill-trained and underfed.
—Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
That court order stems from a legal action that the Southern Center brought against Sheriff Franklin’s predecessor, Greg Bartlett, who had been underfeeding inmates while taking $212,000 in food money for his personal use.
—Walt Bogdanich and Grace Ashford, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2017
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“Underfeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underfeed. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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underfeed
verb
un·der·feed
ˌən-dər-ˈfēd
underfed
-ˈfed
; underfeeding
; underfeeding
: to feed with too little food
Medical Definition
underfeed
verb
un·der·feed
ˌən-dər-ˈfēd
underfed
-ˈfed
; underfeeding
; underfeeding
: to feed with too little food
an underfed woman has a higher probability of a miscarriage and of a stillbirth—Rose E. Frisch
Rose E. Frisch
: to eat too little food
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