ill-fed

1. 1.

   not getting adequate food

   “gaunt underfed children”

   “badly undernourished”

   Synonymsunderfedundernourished

   Similarmalnourished

Questions about ill-fed

What does ill-fed mean?

ill-fed means "not getting adequate food".

How many syllables are in ill-fed?

ill-fed has 1 syllable: ill-fed.

What is another word for ill-fed?

Close synonyms include underfed, undernourished. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.