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underfed, a. and n.
(Stress var.)
[under-1 10 a.]
Insufficiently fed or nourished.
1835Sir J. Ross Narr. 2nd Voy. xli. 545 We were often far underfed. 1868M. Collins Sweet Anne Page I. 67 The boys were not starved, but certainly under-fed.
transf.1893Month July 326 Places..overstocked with labour or underfed with orders.
b. As n. An underfed person.
1893Advance (Chicago) 1 June, And Growler's so stuffed now he needs to divide his rations with under-feds. |