feed poorly
Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words
to provide insufficient or low-quality food
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Examples (10)
- The neglected animals were fed poorly with scraps and leftovers.
- Children in the orphanage were fed poorly due to budget constraints.
- The livestock fed poorly during the harsh winter months.
- Workers complained that the company cafeteria fed them poorly.
- The rescue shelter was forced to feed the animals poorly until donations arrived.
- Prisoners were fed poorly with minimal nutritional value.
- During the famine, entire villages were fed poorly for months.
- The nursing home residents were fed poorly by negligent staff.
- Wild animals in the drought-stricken area fed poorly on scarce vegetation.
- The boarding school students complained they were being fed poorly.