STARVELING


Meaning of STARVELING in English

/stahrv"ling/ , n.

1. a person, animal, or plant that is starving.

adj.

2. starving; suffering from lack of nourishment.

3. pining with want.

4. poverty-stricken.

5. poor in condition or quality.

6. such as to entail or suggest starvation.

[ 1540-50; STARVE + -LING 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .