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underfed

/ˌʌndəɹˈfɛd/

underfed adjective: inadequately fed. Also the simple past and past participle of underfeed.

Adjective

underfed (comparative more underfed, superlative most underfed)

  1. Inadequately fed.
    • [B]ut greater Bombay almost doubles the number of overworked, underhoused and underfed citizens.1969, Allen V. Ross, Vice in Bombay, London: Tallis Press, page 160

Also used as

underfed is also the simple past and past participle of underfeed.

Forms of underfed

comparativemore underfed
superlativemost underfed

Origin of underfed

From under- + fed.

Questions about underfed

What does underfed mean?
Underfed means inadequately fed.
What part of speech is underfed?
Underfed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce underfed?
Underfed is pronounced /ˌʌndəɹˈfɛd/.

Words near underfed in the dictionary

  1. underfarmer
  2. underfarmers
  3. underfarming
  4. underfarms
  5. underfeatured
  6. underfed
  7. underfeed
  8. underfeeder
  9. underfeeders
  10. underfeeding
  11. underfeedings

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