"starvingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more starvingly [comparative], most starvingly [superlative]
Etymology: starving + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|starving|ly}} starving + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} starvingly (comparative more starvingly, superlative most starvingly)
  1. While, or as if, starving; very hungrily.
    Sense id: en-starvingly-en-adv-jzYDkDae Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 76 24
  2. So as to cause starvation.
    Sense id: en-starvingly-en-adv-bYUGVmZ5

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