WordNet
v. provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment; "The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished" [syn: undernourish]
Usage examples of "malnourish".
Although the Reman Mekrikuk had helped to restore him somewhat from his earlier malnourished condition—thus aiding him in regaining a degree of control over his mental disciplines—Tuvok knew that his current condition was far from ideal.
Had they forced him to run alongside them, he no doubt would have tripped repeatedly, smashing into the rocky ground and likely breaking his malnourished and probably brittle bones.
They would never pay anyone to do something as fruitless as scouring the filthy streets of every overcrowded city in the world, searching among the malnourished savage children who begged and stole and starved there.
And after starving on the streets for all those years, even if he lived he was so malnourished he should have suffered serious mental damage.
If it is malnourished, or otherwise environmentally restricted during development, it may end up with a reduced brain size.
The United Nations (and the United States) churned out reams of statistics to demonstrate that there was no reason for any Iraqi to be malnourished or ill because the funds and the range of products available to Iraq should have been more than adequate to cover its needs.
Many others have been crippled, malnourished, deprived of an education, a career, a family.
Aaron had helped with that too, side by side with Ryan as he broke the news to Patrick that Alicia was malnourished and sick and must be cared for.
Alicia had been in here before, four times as a matter of fact – dehydrated, malnourished, broken ankle, suicidal – and vowed never to be brought back.
Alicia had been in here before, four times as a matter of fact-dehydrated, malnourished, broken ankle, suicidal-and vowed never to be brought back.
Trevor remains motionless, draped in his undertaker's coat and looking like a large and malnourished bird of prey.
Her mama had named her Kathy-Mae, and she was just another snot-nosed, scabby-kneed, malnourished yard ape destined to grow up hard and ignorant in the Carolina hills.
Her mama had named her Kathy-Mae, and she was just another snotnosed, scabby-kneed, malnourished yard ape destined to grow up hard and ignorant in the Carolina hills.