Inadequately fed.
underfed
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for underfed.
Editorial note
We've had the capability to feed the entire planet for decades now, and yet, a large portion is underfed.
Quick take
Inadequately fed.
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for underfed.
adjective
Inadequately fed.
See also: malnourished, undernourished, ill-fed
Example sentences
We've had the capability to feed the entire planet for decades now, and yet, a large portion is underfed.
Infections in general are more prevalent in people who are underfed, or living in bad conditions.
Because the monkeys weren't being underfed and it's a straw man to suggest they were.
Even if you hit it, you'll be severely underfed and feel like shit.
A lot of today's population is underfed or suffers from nutrient deficiencies.
Those overweight children are more than likely hideously malnourished, so unless they are just counting malnourished as underfed they should count into that statistic.
This is kind of useless without knowing if they underfed by decreasing amount of food for each feeding time or reducing the numbers of feeding times.
You're assuming that a monkey that eats 20% less than a monkey that's given the choice to eat as much as it wants necessarily isn't underfed?
Also, the very fact that there are millions of underfed people in the richest country in the world, is itself evidence of the economic failure of markets.
I have some things to note as a non-US: 1) 42 million people underfed in the richest nation in the world is worrisome 2) killing one person is headlines, killing millions is statistics.
There generally aren't underfed people in the US.
> a bunch of underfed brainwashed minions That's pretty much what the Americans thought of Vietnamese.
Quote examples
The article notes a fact that so far hasn't come up in the discussion here: "For the first time in human history, overweight people outnumber the underfed, and obesity is widespread in wealthy and poor nations alike.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use underfed in a sentence?
We've had the capability to feed the entire planet for decades now, and yet, a large portion is underfed.
What does underfed mean?
Inadequately fed.
What part of speech is underfed?
underfed is commonly used as adjective.