starved
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starved
- /stɑːɹvd/
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)vd
adjective more starved · most starved
- Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished.
- Deprived of nourishment or of something vital. Alas poore hart, that kiſſe is comfortleſſe, / As frozen vvater to a ſtarued ſnake.
- Extremely hungry. I’m starved! I haven’t eaten since breakfast.
verb
- simple past and past participle of starve
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: malnourished, famished, hungry, sharp-set, esurient, ravenous, deprived, closed, underfed, voracious, gaunt, skeletal, emaciated, unfed, famishing, peckish
Translations
Talk about this word "starved." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/starved. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. starved. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/starved "starved." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/starved.Cite this
@misc{starved_2026,
title = {starved},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/starved},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
