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starven.

starved

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈstɑːvən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɑɹvən/General-American
  1. starved

    archaic
Where this word comes from

With analogical adjustment of stem vowel, from Middle English storven (“dead from lack of food or warmth”), from Old English storfen (“dead”), from Proto-Germanic *sturbanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *sterbaną (“to die”).

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