Adjective : emotionally undernourished. From Dictionary.com.
I've been called lots of things over the years, but "undernourished" isn't one of them. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-15] Reference
Some speculated that gas exports to Israel have left Egyptian power plants "undernourished". From Wordnik.com. [Firas Al-Atraqchi: Red Sea Sharks Made in Israel?] Reference
They felt a hunger for justice - a sense of being spiritually impoverished - "undernourished" because of slavery. From Wordnik.com. [New Year Message - 'Hunger for Justice Will Change the World'.] Reference
All the whales that have been found appear to be thin and undernourished which is a common cause of death during their long migration. From Wordnik.com. [KING - Home] Reference
"undernourished" nags on the NYPD mounted unit, calling the accusation horsefeathers. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Fresh off the farm] Reference
"Look who's talking, you undernourished popinjay.". From Wordnik.com. [Pet Peeve]
More than 40\% of the population is undernourished. From Wordnik.com. [The 1996 CIA Factbook] Reference
Usually, he is undernourished and anemic (lacks iron). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Finally there was the undernourished, unmarried daughter. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat Who Came To Breakfast]
She wore a dress that exposed too much undernourished thigh. From Wordnik.com. [When The Bough Breaks]
And, by the way, I think the girl is decidedly undernourished. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl Scouts' Good Turn] Reference
In 2006, the number of undernourished people was 854 million. From Wordnik.com. [Mozambique's food riots ? the true face of global warming] Reference
HARRIS: And we expect the number of undernourished people to rise. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 29, 2008] Reference
And the children were undernourished and were not enrolled in school. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2008] Reference
Being undernourished makes people weak and more vulnerable to disease. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
In the developing world, more than 800 million people are undernourished. From Wordnik.com. [The Future's Farmer] Reference
All of us bundled up against the cold of waiting, undernourished and aching. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from Pompeii ii] Reference
Every year, 6 million undernourished boys and girls under the age of five die. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By President A Foreign Policy For Global Age Address] Reference
If the nervous system is undernourished, it becomes disorganized and undeveloped. From Wordnik.com. [Diet and Health With Key to the Calories] Reference
He was short and frail-looking, with watery blue eyes and an undernourished chin. From Wordnik.com. [When The Bough Breaks]
The iron mine where I was working had been shut; we were too undernourished to labor. From Wordnik.com. [A Prisoner's Journey] Reference
How do we have so many overweight people and yet at the same time so many undernourished people?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2008] Reference
His arm was pitifully undernourished, a bundle of sticks held together by a sallow paper wrapper. From Wordnik.com. [When The Bough Breaks]
A couple of boys on a scabrous and undernourished donkey passed us at a brisk trot, going uphill. From Wordnik.com. [O Jerusalem]
Weeds take mineral salts out of the soil, so the rice cannot use them and will be undernourished. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
Nationwide, 50 percent of children are undernourished, a higher ratio than in sub-Saharan Africa. From Wordnik.com. [Continental Divide] Reference
Wages were low; and the people who depended mainly on the potato were underfed and undernourished. From Wordnik.com. [Is Ulster Right?] Reference
Presently, some two-thirds of all people in the developing countries are considered undernourished. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
Forty percent of adolescent girls in poverty are anemic - our best indicator that she is undernourished. From Wordnik.com. [Maria Eitel: A week full of firsts for the girl effect] Reference
This is especially true for a child who is weak, undernourished, and with little body water (dehydration). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
In desperation, the undernourished elder often left the herd, searching for greener pastures, but found only death. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
The heart, if undernourished, lays its foundation for future heart disease, and the whole system will be injured for life. From Wordnik.com. [Diet and Health With Key to the Calories] Reference
It is a pitiable picture -- the weight is usually reduced and the child gives the appearance of being decidedly undernourished. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother and Her Child] Reference
It's estimated that 71 percent of the population is undernourished, and Somalia's infant mortality rates are among the world's highest. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 29, 2006] Reference
Her friend, a small undernourished clone with smudged black eyes and pale pink lips, performed her own skirt-wriggling act and stood up. From Wordnik.com. [Disordered Minds]
These funds will be used to help pregnant women, undernourished children, and people living in urban areas who cannot grow their own food. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 16, 2008] Reference
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