Undernourished 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 28
/ˌʌn.dəˈnʌr.ɪʃt/ (adj)
suffering from malnutrition, not getting enough nutritious food to maintain health, lacking enough nutrients for optimum health, starved, underfed, famished, malnourished, hungry
Malnutrition (undernutrition) is caused by a lack of nutrients, either as a result of a poor diet or problems absorbing nutrients from food. The people suffering from malnutrition are undernourished.
Source: https://www.nhs.uk/
Antonym: well-fed
Noun: undernourishment
