STARVELING


Meaning of STARVELING in English

I. ˈstärv-liŋ noun

Date: 1546

: one that is thin from or as if from lack of food

II. adjective

Date: 1578

: being a starveling ; also : marked by poverty or inadequacy

starveling wages

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.