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   Starve·ling

   /ˈstärvliNG/

   

   noun

   • 1. an undernourished or emaciated person or animal: "a ragged starveling"

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or animal) lacking enough food; emaciated: "a starveling child"

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   • n. One that is starving or being starved. 1. Starving. 2. Poor in quality; inadequate. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. b. ( as modifier ): a starveling child. n.

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   • is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: starve v., ‑ling suffix1. starve, n. Old English–1225

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   • One that is starving or being starved. A person or animal that is thin or weak from lack of food. Starving; weak and hungry. Poor in quality; inadequate. Suffering, showing, or caused by extreme deprivation; impoverished. Find similar words to starveling using the buttons below. Starveling definition: Poor in quality; inadequate.

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   • is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: starve v., ‑ling suffix1. starve, n. Old English–1225 starve, v. Old English–

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   6 days ago · starveling: 1 n someone who is starving (or being starved) Type of: pauper a person who is very poor

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