underfed Hear it!

Variant of underfeed

underfeed Definition

under·feed (-fēd′)

transitive verb underfed -·fed′, underfeeding -·feed′·ing

  1. to feed less than is needed
  2. to stoke (a fire) from below
underfed Synonyms

underfed

modif.

skinny, starving, starved; see hungry.

underfed Usage Examples

Object

  • member: The dread of the overfed that an underfed member of the community may request a seat at the table he now understood perfectly.