Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underfed
Adjective
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New Jersey police have arrested a woman accused of placing a malnourished and injured dog in a trash bag and leaving it in a dumpster outside her apartment complex in Lindenwold.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025 -
She had been critically injured in an animal attack and was seriously malnourished at the time of her rescue.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Zinc supplementation increases height in both healthy and undernourished children.1920 Zinc affects growth in multiple ways, namely by influencing growth hormone metabolism.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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Officers from the Polk County Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit in Florida received a tip that two undernourished horses were seen on a farm in Lake Wales, according to a press release.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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“Underfed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underfed. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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