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starveling
[
stahrv
-ling
]
starve·ling
/
ˈstɑrv
lɪŋ
/
Show Spelled
[
stahrv
-ling
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
a person, animal, or plant that is
starving
.
adjective
2.
starving
;
suffering from lack of nourishment.
3.
pining with want.
4.
poverty-stricken.
5.
poor in condition or quality.
6.
such as to entail or suggest
starvation
.
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Origin:
1540–50;
starve
+
-ling
1
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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starveling
(ˈstɑːvlɪŋ)
—
n
1.
a. a starving or poorly fed person, animal, etc
b. (
as modifier
):
a starveling child
—
adj
2.
insufficient; meagre; scant
[C16: from
starve
+
-ling
1
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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