underfed

underfed

English

Etymology

    From under- + fed.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌʌndəɹˈfɛd/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Adjective

    underfed (comparative more underfed, superlative most underfed)

    1. Inadequately fed.
      • 1969, Allen V. Ross, Vice in Bombay, London: Tallis Press, page 160:
        [B]ut greater Bombay almost doubles the number of overworked, underhoused and underfed citizens.

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    Verb

    underfed

    1. simple past and past participle of underfeed

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