Starved (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Suffering from lack of food.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The refugees were starved and exhausted after weeks of living in the camp with limited supplies.
• The hikers were starved and dehydrated after being lost in the wilderness for days without food or water.
• The patient was starved and weak after undergoing a prolonged period of fasting for medical treatment.
• The orphaned children were starved and malnourished, their bodies frail from months of inadequate nutrition.
• The famine-stricken village was home to many starved and emaciated people, struggling to survive on meager rations.

Synonyms

• Starving

Meaning ²

Extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Famished
• Sharp-set
• Ravenous
• Esurient