underfed
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌʌndəɹˈfɛd/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English fed English underfed From under- + fed.
- Inadequately fed.
“[B]ut greater Bombay almost doubles the number of overworked, underhoused and underfed citizens.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English fed English underfed From under- + fed.
- simple past and past participle of underfeed