as in haggard
not getting enough food or not getting enough healthy food for good health and growth
undernourished children
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Recent Examples of undernourished
Smith said the skin can undergo further harm, as many are often undernourished thanks to the decrease in appetite from the drugs.
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Emily Burns, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
Cosmo is largely wasted in a rote cranky-but-loyal part that adds little to the undernourished whole.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
At The Marine Mammal Center, undernourished, sick or injured elephant seal pups usually start trickling in during February, after beachgoers call the center’s hotline and specialists are dispatched to rescue them.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
The 2024 State of Food Security and Nutrition report estimated that by the end of this decade, 582 million people will be chronically undernourished, with more than half of them in Africa.
—Gil Press, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Emily Burns, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
Cosmo is largely wasted in a rote cranky-but-loyal part that adds little to the undernourished whole.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
At The Marine Mammal Center, undernourished, sick or injured elephant seal pups usually start trickling in during February, after beachgoers call the center’s hotline and specialists are dispatched to rescue them.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
The 2024 State of Food Security and Nutrition report estimated that by the end of this decade, 582 million people will be chronically undernourished, with more than half of them in Africa.
—Gil Press, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undernourished
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When Claire first shows up, Sweeney’s haggard appearance is doubly shocking for anyone who’s seen how radiant the star looks in most roles.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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Weinstein often looked haggard and out of it — unshaven, mouth ajar, eyes bleary.—
Phoebe Eaton,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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In a thin free agent class that’s getting thinner by the minute, there are Ehlers and Boeser (Mitch Marner is expected to go to Vegas, though Sportnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported the Leafs are rattling their sabers about potential tampering by the Golden Knights) at the top.—
Stephen Conroy,
Hartford Courant,
30 June 2025
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But rather than spreading resources thin to cast a wide net that lightly lifts production across the board, policymakers should focus their energy on restoring the production capacity of sectors critical to national security and Americans' health.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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“Undernourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undernourished. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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