Added 9 October 2026 starved /stɑːɹvd/ adjective Categories: Describing WordsUncommon Words adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about starved at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Suffering from lack of food. Extremely hungry. they were tired and famished for food and sleep Related Words: malnourishedfamishedhungrysharp-setesurientravenousdeprivedclosedunderfedvoraciousgauntskeletal Back to today's word