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Definition of
malnourished adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
malnourished
adjective
adjective
NAmE
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ˌmælˈnərɪʃt
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in bad health because of a lack of food or a lack of the right type of food
Tired, malnourished people are prone to infection.
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malnourished
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