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starvedly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
starved-ly
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the condition of one starved or starving; parsimoniously.

Example Sentences

  • "[S]ecurity and ignorance may ſcatter ſome refuſe morſels of ioy, ſavvced vvith much bitterneſſe: or may be like ſome boaſting houſkeeper, vvhich keepeth open dores for one day vvhich much cheer, and liues ſtaruedly all the yere after."

Etymology

From starved + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more starvedly (comparative) most starvedly (superlative)

Questions

What does starvedly mean?
In the condition of one starved or starving; parsimoniously.
Where does starvedly come from?
From starved + -ly.

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