undernourished

English

Etymology

under- +‎ nourished

Adjective

undernourished (comparative more undernourished, superlative most undernourished)

Provided with insufficient nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:scrawny

Translations

insufficiently nourished

Bulgarian: недохранен (bg) (nedohranen)
Finnish: aliravittu (fi)
Galician: desnutrido m, desnutrida f
German: unterernährt (de)
Hungarian: alultáplált (hu)
Irish: gannchothaithe, tearc-chothaithe
Italian: denutrito (it)
Spanish: desnutrido (es)
Swedish: undernärd (sv)

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