starvingly

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adverb

While, or as if, starving; very hungrily.

“a starvingly low salary”

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Meanings

adverbstarvingly (comparative more starvingly, superlative most starvingly)

comparative more starvingly · superlative most starvingly

  1. While, or as if, starving; very hungrily.

    She raised her head and looked at him, with her soul in her great gray eyes. Back to her side he strode, and, taking her in his arms, looked long and starvingly in her face.

    1885, Arthur's Illustrated Home Magazine, volume 53, page 762
  2. So as to cause starvation.

    a starvingly low salary

Origin

From starving + -ly.

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APA

starvingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starvingly

MLA

“starvingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starvingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “starvingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starvingly.

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