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- [mal-nur-isht, -nuhr-]
- /mælˈnɜr ɪʃt, -ˈnʌr-/
- /ˌmælˈnʌr.ɪʃt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mal-nur-isht, -nuhr-]
- /mælˈnɜr ɪʃt, -ˈnʌr-/
Definitions of malnourished word
- adjective malnourished poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine. 1
- noun malnourished Suffering from malnutrition. 1
- adjective malnourished underfed 1
- adjective malnourished ill from malnutrition 1
- adjective malnourished If someone is malnourished, they are physically weak because they do not eat enough food or do not eat the right kind of food. 0
- adjective malnourished undernourished 0
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Origin of malnourished
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; mal- + nourish + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Malnourished
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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malnourished popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for malnourished
adj malnourished
- thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- bulimic — If someone is bulimic, they are suffering from bulimia.
- bony — Someone who has a bony face or bony hands, for example, has a very thin face or very thin hands, with very little flesh covering their bones.
- lanky — ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.
- gaunt — extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
adjective malnourished
- half-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- emaciated — Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.
- wasted — not used or in use: waste energy; waste talents.
- dehydrated — (of organisms) deprived of vital water or moisture
- empty — A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
Antonyms for malnourished
adj malnourished
- plump — direct; downright; blunt.
- chubby — A chubby person is rather fat.
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- overweight — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
- fat — File Allocation Table
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