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ILL-FED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ill-fed mean?
• ILL-FED (adjective)
The adjective ILL-FED has 1 sense:
1. not getting adequate food
Familiarity information: ILL-FED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not getting adequate food
Synonyms:
ill-fed; underfed; undernourished
Context example:
badly undernourished
Similar:
malnourished (not being provided with adequate nourishment)
Context examples
He saw her yearning, hungry eyes, and her ill-fed female form which had been rushed from childhood into a frightened and ferocious maturity; then he put his arms about her in large tolerance and stooped and kissed her on the lips.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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