Definition of "undernourished" []

• Provided with insufficient nourishment to sustain proper health and growth. (adjective)

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• "But this figure, which translates into four million children under 10 being undernourished, is considered an improvement, according to the country's Food and ..."
• "Some speculated that gas exports to Israel have left Egyptian power plants "undernourished"."
• "They felt a hunger for justice - a sense of being spiritually impoverished - "undernourished" because of slavery."