Dictionary entry

Underfed

Pronunciation: /ʌndəˈfɛd/

Pronunciation

/ʌndəˈfɛd/

Myanmar Meaning

အာဟာရ ချို့တဲ့သော။

Definition

underfed / ʌndǝ'fed / adj ဝဝလင္လင္ မစားရေသာ။ underfed animals/ children.

Examples

  1. ‘The food was sparse and the children were underfed.’
  2. ‘My muscles feel like they have been overworked and underfed.’
  3. ‘The young people of this neighbourhood are underfed
  4. uneducated and looking for a way out.’
  5. ‘His face was round
  6. not fat
  7. but definitely not underfed.’
  8. ‘They were underfed
  9. underclothed
  10. and low on ammunition.’
  11. ‘Whilst not as stark as rumours suggest it is in the countryside
  12. children in the capital do look quite thin and underfed.’
  13. ‘It would be a great shame and a waste of time and money if the flowers were left dry and underfed
  14. therefore any help with maintaining them would be truly appreciated.’
  15. ‘There are many more underfed people in the region
  16. but at least this could have filled the stomachs of the most needy and marginalised people.’
  17. ‘Some of the dogs are poorly fed or underfed
  18. perhaps because after spending a lot of money to buy them
  19. their owners do not want to spend any more to get them proper food.’
  20. ‘Dietary intake is linked to risks for developing a variety of chronic diseases that are disabling and life threatening - not only for the underfed
  21. but also for the overweight.’
  22. ‘The army was poorly clothed
  23. badly equipped
  24. short on supplies
  25. lacked proper transportation
  26. and was underfed.’
  27. ‘This could be due to the fact that the countries still have large poverty pockets where populations are underfed.’
  28. ‘He saw how people seemed thinner and underfed
  29. almost sickly.’
  30. ‘There should be plenty of thunder left in the powerful arms and lower body he has developed since arriving in America as an underfed teenager with bright eyes and a voracious appetite for success.’
  31. ‘She had long
  32. brown tatty hair and wore clothes that were nothing more than rags that hung loosely off her fragile
  33. underfed body.’
  34. ‘I wondered how his thin
  35. underfed body coped with that kind of work in the hot sun everyday.’
  36. ‘Elentia glanced down at her own underfed waist.’
  37. ‘On May 12 th he had yet another ailment
  38. probably from being run down and underfed
  39. and missed his class at college due to a sore throat.’
  40. ‘A vet believed he had been underfed for at least six months.’
  41. ‘But work is sought by many and not easily found by a frail-looking
  42. pale and even slightly underfed
  43. poor girl of thirteen.’