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starved

/stˈɑɹvd/adjective1 syllable

Starved means: extremely hungry.

Synonyms for starved7

adjective, as in extremely hungry

famished, ravenous, sharp-set, esurient, hungry

adjective, as in suffering from lack of food

starving, malnourished

What does starved mean?2

adjective

1

extremely hungry“they were tired and famished for food and sleep”

2

suffering from lack of food

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with starved?1

one syllable

carved
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Starved in a sentence

  • Because of the famine, the cattle starved to death.AlanF_US
  • It was a dry year, and many animals starved to death.DJ_Saidez
  • In the drought, many people and animals starved to death.unknown
  • It was a dry year, and many animals starved.Source_VOA
  • Hundreds of people have starved to death in that district.papabear
  • A lot of people starved during that war.CK
  • He had the appearance of being half-starved.CK
  • It was a cat starved to skin and bones.shekitten

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