adj
Meaning 1
starved
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
starven
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstɑːvən/
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General-American: /ˈstɑɹvən/
verb
Meaning 2
past participle of starve
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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”).