The Clue
Not just hungry (7 letter answer)
The Answer
STARVED
Tags
Notes
The answer STARVED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Famished
Extremely hungry
Very hungry
Definition
STARVE as a verb:
1. (starve, hunger, famish) = be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"
2. (starve, famish) = die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
3. (starve, famish) = deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"
4. (crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust) = have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
5. deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"
STARVED as an adjective:
1. (starved, starving) = suffering from lack of food
2. (famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient) = extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"