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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

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starving

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?st??v??/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?st??v??/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)v??

Verb

starving

  1. present participle of starve

Noun

starving (plural starvings)

  1. starvation
    • 1868, Margaret Carrington, Ab-Sa-Ra-Ka, Land of Massacre
      [] surely there have been atrocities which demanded of the white man the punishment of the evil-doer; but far more have been the starvings and the flights and the extinguishments which have visited the Indian, for the offence of living []

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