Meanings
adjectiveunderfed (comparative more underfed, superlative most underfed)
comparative more underfed · superlative most underfed
- 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
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of underfeed
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot getting adequate food
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
- Proto-Germanic*under
- Proto-West Germanic*undar
- Old Englishunder-
- Middle Englishunder-
- Englishunder-
- Englishfed
- Englishunderfed
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Cite this entry
APA
underfed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underfed
MLA
“underfed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underfed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underfed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underfed.
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