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Grade 7
(un-der-nour-ished) 4 syllables

Definition

adjective. not getting enough food or nutrients.

Example Sentence

The dogs found in the abandoned home were undernourished.

More Example Sentences

Animals can be undernourished without proper food.

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Rhymes

  • malnourished

  • undernourished
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