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单词 underfed
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underfedadj.n.

Brit. /ˌʌndəˈfɛd/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈfɛd/
Forms: (Stress variant.)
Etymology: under- prefix1 5(a).
a. Insufficiently fed or nourished.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > hunger > [adjective] > hungry > underfed or unfed
under-meated1653
underfed1835
unnourished1896
under-nourished1910
1835 J. Ross Narr. Second Voy. North-west Passage xli. 545 We were often far underfed.
1868 M. Collins Sweet Anne Page I. 67 The boys were not starved, but certainly under-fed.
in extended use.1893 Month July 326 Places..overstocked with labour or underfed with orders.
b. As n. An underfed person.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > hunger > [noun] > state of being underfed or unfed > underfed person
underfed1893
1893 Advance (Chicago) 1 June And Growler's so stuffed now he needs to divide his rations with under-feds.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1835
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