Starved
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Starved
verb
- To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away.
- To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
- To be very hungry.
"Hey, ma, I'm starving! What's for dinner?"
- To destroy, make capitulate or at least make suffer by deprivation, notably of food.
- To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.
"The patient's brain was starved of oxygen."
adjective
- Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished.
- (by extension) Deprived of nourishment or of something vital.
- Extremely hungry.
"I'm starved! I haven't eaten since breakfast."