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malnourished

[mal-nur-isht, -nuhr-] / mælˈnɜr ɪʃt, -ˈnʌr- /
ADJECTIVE
underfed
Synonyms
WEAK
famished hungry ill-fed skinny starved starving thin
Antonyms
WEAK
healthy overweight well-fed well-nourished
ADJECTIVE
starving/starved
Synonyms
WEAK
could eat a horse craving dehydrated drawn dying emaciated empty faint famished haggard hungering hungry peaked peckish perishing pinched ravenous skinny thin underfed undernourished weakened
Antonyms
WEAK
fed full satisfied
ADJECTIVE
starved
Synonyms
STRONG
emaciated famished macerated undernourished
WEAK
ravenous
Antonyms
WEAK
full well-fed
ADJECTIVE
starving
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dehydrated dying emaciated hungry undernourished
STRONG
craving drawn empty faint famished haggard hungering peaked perishing pinched skinny starved thin weakened
WEAK
dog-hungry flying light have munchies peaky peckish rattleboned ravenous underfed
Antonyms
STRONG
fat full healthy heavy sated satisfied strong thick
WEAK
satiated
ADJECTIVE
undersized
Synonyms
STRONGEST
miniature petite puny short small
WEAK
stunted tiny
Antonyms
WEAK
enormous oversized
ADJECTIVE
underweight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
starved undernourished
WEAK
angular bony gangly puny scrawny shadow skeleton skin and bones skinny stringbean undersized
Antonyms
WEAK
chubby fat overweight plump thick

Example Sentences

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My cousin Qiaolian once told me about the day she first met me: I was a malnourished, dusty and snotty infant, not even a full year old, wrapped in a dirty blanket and kept hidden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"Our goal is to reach all patients... and help all malnourished women and children," Zaman said.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

That’s when so much critical development takes place, and children who are malnourished can never make up the loss.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

It comes as the BBC has found that soaring numbers of people are arriving at hospital either malnourished or with nutrient deficiencies.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

When she was a skinny child, strangers bought Lourdes treats on the beach or on the main street of town, believing she was malnourished and motherless.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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