as in starving
not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food; poorly nourished
The malnourished children were slowly nursed back to health.
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Recent Examples of malnourished
But for every malnourished child receiving treatment, there are many more who cannot get help.
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ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
First responders noticed that the child seemed malnourished and had bruising on his body, police said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Those children were severely malnourished and underweight, according to the district attorney’s office, weighing 48 and 50 pounds, respectively, when they were removed from Helton's home.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2026
It will be devoured by the 49ers Faithful’s malnourished soul that has craved another championship for 31 years.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
First responders noticed that the child seemed malnourished and had bruising on his body, police said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Those children were severely malnourished and underweight, according to the district attorney’s office, weighing 48 and 50 pounds, respectively, when they were removed from Helton's home.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2026
It will be devoured by the 49ers Faithful’s malnourished soul that has craved another championship for 31 years.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for malnourished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for malnourished
Adjective
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Fueling your body inadequately will leave you feeling dissatisfied and undernourished.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2026
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But it still cannot be used to bring aid in, and though humanitarian support has increased via crossings from Israel, such assistance remains insufficient for the territory’s undernourished population.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Soaring ratings transform him into an unlikely prophet for a network hungry for spectacle, in a world where outrage sells and attention is the ultimate currency.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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That openness remained, even as Anthropic transitioned from a small research group to a massive company raising tens of billions of dollars from a wide range of profit-hungry investors.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Malnourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malnourished. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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