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starved

adjective
 
 
/stɑːvd/ US  /stɑːrvd/

Definition

mainly US informal very hungryHungry and thirsty half-starved dangerously thin: A lot of these fashion models look half-starved to me.Thin or slender (of people)Not fit and healthyNarrow and thinNot fit and healthyThin or slender (of people)
(Definition of starved adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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