malnourished
Definitions
Suffering from malnutrition; poorly or improperly nourished.
Weak or ill due to a lack of sufficient or adequate food and nutrients.
Examples
The rescue team found the stray dog in a severely malnourished state.
Without access to a balanced diet, the children in the remote village were visibly malnourished.
The doctor explained that the patient's fatigue was a direct result of being malnourished for several months.
Synonyms
undernourished emaciated starving gaunt underfed skeletal wasted