underfed

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Underfed, ragged villagers crowded around to touch the holy man's feet, and to bathe them when he would stop for a rest.

From Time Magazine Archive

Underfed Greek stevedores who are to unload the cargoes are so weak that they will be allowed twice as long as usual to empty the ships.

From Time Magazine Archive

Underfed workers and poverty-stricken tenant farmers continued to listen eagerly to Sakdalista and Communist agitators.

From Time Magazine Archive

Underfed Families.—As the purchasing of food is often done by inexperienced persons, palatability rather than nutritive value is made the basis of choice.

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry