MALNOURISHED Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

malnourished

adjective

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 on the Web Conversely, reduced levels of leptin found in people who are malnourished have been linked to decreased immunity.14 High leptin levels do not necessarily mean less hunger since people with obesity can have increased leptin levels and leptin resistance. —

Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2024 News organizations used them in stories about malnourished children in Gaza. —

Joe Snell, Washington Post, 30 July 2024 The malnourished woman, wearing a collar locked around her neck, ran to a neighbor’s house and said she had been restrained in a man’s basement in Excelsior Springs. —

Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2024 After being taken in by the shelter, her sick and malnourished kittens passed away. —

Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for malnourished

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