"starveling" meaning in All languages combined

See starveling on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more starveling [comparative], most starveling [superlative]
Etymology: starve + -ling Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|starve|ling}} starve + -ling Head templates: {{en-adj}} starveling (comparative more starveling, superlative most starveling)
  1. Starving; suffering from starvation. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-starveling-en-adj-XKDtF8Tv Disambiguation of People: 47 0 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ling Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 13 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 63 18 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 63 21 16
  2. Meagre; scanty.
    Sense id: en-starveling-en-adj-7BRx1lYX

Noun [English]

Forms: starvelings [plural]
Etymology: starve + -ling Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|starve|ling}} starve + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} starveling (plural starvelings)
  1. One who is thin from lack of food. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-starveling-en-noun-f3jN3wk5 Disambiguation of People: 47 0 53

Inflected forms

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