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ILL-FED Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word ill-fed. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word ill-fed. (close relations)

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underfed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not getting adequate food

deprived
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences

emaciated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

famished
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely hungry

gaunt
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

hungry
adjectiveadj
adjective

• feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

adjective satellite

• (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous

lean
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• lacking excess flesh

• lacking in mineral content or combustible material

noun

• the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

adjective satellite

• containing little excess

• not profitable or prosperous

verb

• to incline or bend from a vertical position

• cause to lean or incline

• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

• rely on for support

• cause to lean to the side

malnourished
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not being provided with adequate nourishment

skeletal
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton

adjective satellite

• very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

starved
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• suffering from lack of food

• extremely hungry

undernourished
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not getting adequate food

Alternatives for UNDERFED

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