Starved has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
simple past tense and past participle of starve
"After waiting three hours for the bus, I was absolutely starved when I finally got to my favorite restaurant."
Adjective
1
suffering from lack of food
"After traveling through the desert for weeks without water, the survivors were so starved that they could barely stand up when they finally reached the village."
2
extremely hungry
"they were tired and famished for food and sleep"
"a ravenous boy"
"the family was starved and ragged"
"fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
3
Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished.
"After weeks without food, the stray dog appeared starved, its ribs jutting out sharply beneath its skin."
Example Sentences
"they were tired and famished for food and sleep"
adjective
"a ravenous boy"
adjective
"the family was starved and ragged"
adjective
"fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
adjective