underfed meaning

UK US

underfed (adjective): not getting adequate food.

Definition of underfed

  1. not getting adequate food
    • gaunt underfed children
    • badly undernourished

    Synonyms: ill-fed, undernourished

    Similar: malnourished

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in ED · 8-letter words

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