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Definition of "well-nourished" []

  • Properly nourished (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "well-nourished" in a sentence
  • "It will also have an impact on them, particularly girls - when they become mothers, they will not be able to give birth to well-nourished children, something known as the low birth weight children."
  • "There's a shooting-fish-in-a-barrel aspect to catering to the NYC bourgeoisie; their children attend fine pre-schools, can read by age 6, are well-nourished, and live in homes -- not homeless shelters."
  • "The whole idea that mid-adulthood promises "delight in the feelings of control, experience, and being settled" can thrive only in a society that is healthy, well-nourished and freed from the debilitating effects of years of hard, physical labor."