Definition of "malnourished" []

• Affected by improper nutrition or an insufficient diet. (adjective)

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• "Since the child weighed only 3 1/2 pounds when he died, the notion that the parents couldn't realize he was seriously malnourished is ludicrous."
• "A 2004 government order requires a local government to immediately release 1,000 rupees to families of children identified as malnourished."
• "Many of the animals are described as malnourished, with a majority said to score 1 or 2 on the 10-point Henneke body condition scoring system."