Having the sensation of hunger; feeling pain or uneasiness from want of food; having a keen appetite.
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释义 | the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > hunger > [adjective] > hungry > starving or starved (29) hungryc950 Having the sensation of hunger; feeling pain or uneasiness from want of food; having a keen appetite. ofhungeredOE Afflicted with hunger; very hungry, famished. Also figurative. hungeredc1425 Hungry; famished, starved. famylousc1475 Famished, hungry, starved. forhungered1481 hunger-starvena1533 starven1546 = starved, adj. (in various senses). hunger-bit1549 = hunger-bitten, adj. hunger-bitten1549 ‘Bitten’ or pinched with hunger; famished, starved. affamished1554 Afflicted with (extreme) hunger; starving, famished. Also in extended use. starved1563 Deprived of food and the necessaries of life; suffering from hunger or lack of food, famished, starving; poverty-stricken. starving1581 That is dying or wasting away for lack of food; characterized by starvation. Also more generally: that lacks the necessaries of life; impoverished… gaunted1582 made lean or meagre; starved. famishing1587 food-sick1587 sick for want of food; (also) longing for a particular type of food. hunger-starving1592 famined1622 gut-foundered1647 (a) on the point of starvation (now dialect); †(b) affected with hernia. hunger-starved1647 starved-gut1653 famished, starving; = starve-gutted adj. at starve, v. compounds. half-starved1667 Having insufficient food; poorly fed. clemmed1674 nushed1691 Starved, undernourished. pinch-gutted1704 having a pinched stomach, hungry. starve-gutted1726 famished, starving; fit for starvation. clemming1773 clung1807 Pinched with hunger, starving; clemmed adj. at clem, v.1 derivatives. Subcategories:— causing starvation (2) |
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