Faminelike
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling or characteristic of famine.
"The reflex can be prompted by a faminelike diet, known as caloric restriction, which extends the life of laboratory rodents by up to 30 percent but is far too hard for most people to keep to and in any case has not been proven to work in humans."
Example
More examples"The reflex can be prompted by a faminelike diet, known as caloric restriction, which extends the life of laboratory rodents by up to 30 percent but is far too hard for most people to keep to and in any case has not been proven to work in humans."
Etymology
From famine + -like.
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