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unnourished

/ˌʌnˈnɜːrɪʃtɪd/ adjective · British & US

Valid in UK

What does unnourished mean?

adjective

Not nourished; lacking nourishment.

Example

"The child looked unnourished and weak after months of illness."

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Words that share this root

nourish nourishment malnutrition undernutrition

What's another word for unnourished?

malnourished undernourished starved emaciated wasted scrawny

What's the opposite of unnourished?

well-nourished healthy robust

Rhymes with unnourished

unrusted unjusted untrusted unhurted