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Meanings of nourished in English

Being provided with adequate nourishment.

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Examples for "malnourished"
Examples for "malnourished"
1
One area of growth, as a result, appears to be malnourished children.
The Guardian
2
Figures for the number of malnourished children, for this year's crop yield.
Acts of faith
3
The UNFPA estimates that 1 million pregnant women in Yemen are malnourished.
Reuters
4
Remarkable advances have been made in the hospital management of severely-malnourished children.
Pubmed
5
We have had an increase in malnourished children with associated poor health.
The Guardian
Usage of nourished in English
1
Things need to be invested in and nourished and brought to market.
The Guardian
2
He took particular interest in the sick, crippled and poorly nourished children.
`Abdu'l-Bahá in London
3
The fœtus must be nourished with blood; the new-born infant with milk.
Spontaneous Activity in Education
4
She's working with a medical practitioner to make sure she's properly nourished.
News.com.au
5
Other men, in this country and in Europe, had nourished similar notions.
The Age of Big Business: A Chronicle of the Captains of Industry
6
It's fast food that tastes delicious and will leave you feeling nourished.
The Irish Times
7
The hope he had nourished was not unreasonable; his boldness justified itself.
Born in Exile
8
Plants are nourished by the earth, and the carbon of the air.
Higher Lessons in English: A work on English grammar and composi...
9
By prayer the soul is nourished and strengthened by the divine life.
How to Live a Holy Life
10
The arts of peace now nourished under the sunshine of imperial patronage.
The Ancient Church: Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitu...
11
The whole world is being nourished by that ideal more and more.
The Choir Invisible
12
I have nourished vipers in my b-b-bosom and been stung by them.
The Redemption of David Corson
13
A game which pushed up the heart rate and nourished the soul.
The Irish Times
14
Our actor's nature is the thing that is nourished by the technique.
The Michael Chekhov Handbook
15
The little factory nourished and produced many yards of excellent cotton cloth.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) / Includin...
16
But in that long suckling, deep-seated prejudice and mindless hatred were nourished.
The Irish Times
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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