malnourished

[ mal-nur-isht, -nuhr- ]

adjective

1. poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition:

   thin, malnourished victims of the famine.

malnourished

/ mælˈnʌrɪʃt /

adjective

1. undernourished

Word History and Origins

Origin of malnourished¹

First recorded in 1925–30; mal- + nourish + -ed ²

Related Words

• dehydrated
• dying
• emaciated
• hungry
• undernourished