Meanings
adjectivefaminelike (comparative more faminelike, superlative most faminelike)
comparative more faminelike · superlative most faminelike
- Resembling or characteristic of famine.
The reflex can be prompted by a faminelike diet, known as caloric restriction, which extends the life of laboratory rodents by up to 30 percent but is far too hard for most people to keep to and in any case has not been proven to work in humans.
2008 June 4, Nicholas Wade, “New Hints Seen That Red Wine May Slow Aging”, in New York Times
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faminelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faminelike
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“faminelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faminelike. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faminelike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faminelike.
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