Starvedly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In the condition of one starved or starving; parsimoniously.
"[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."
Example
More examples"[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.
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