undernourished

English

Etymology

under- +‎ nourished

Adjective

undernourished (comparative more undernourished, superlative most undernourished)

1. Provided with insufficient nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:scrawny

Translations

insufficiently nourished

• Finnish: aliravittu (fi)
• Galician: desnutrido m, desnutrida f
• German: unterernährt (de)
• Irish: gannchothaithe, tearc-chothaithe
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• Italian: denutrito (it)
• Spanish: desnutrido (es) m, desnutrida (es) f
• Swedish: undernärd (sv)