"faminelike" meaning in English

See faminelike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more faminelike [comparative], most faminelike [superlative]
Etymology: famine + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|famine|like}} famine + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} faminelike (comparative more faminelike, superlative most faminelike)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of famine.
    Sense id: en-faminelike-en-adj-zEvTRn~s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like

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