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malnourished

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mal·nour·ished  (ml-nûrsht, -nr-)
adj.
Affected by improper nutrition or an insufficient diet.
malnourished [mælˈnʌrɪʃt]
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) undernourished
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Adj.1.malnourished - not being provided with adequate nourishmentmalnourished - not being provided with adequate nourishment
nourished - being provided with adequate nourishment
Translations
malnourished [ˌmælˈnʌrɪʃt] ADJ → desnutrido
malnourished [ˌmælˈnʌrɪʃt] adj → mal nourri(e)
malnourished
adj (form) person → unterernährt; severely malnourished → stark unterernährt
malnourished [mælˈnʌrɪʃt] adj (frm) → denutrito/a
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