starvational

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English

Etymology

From starvation +‎ -al.

Adjective

starvational (comparative more starvational, superlative most starvational)

  1. Of or pertaining to starvation.
    • 2011, Geoffrey Hanks, Nathan I. Cherny, Nicholas A. Christakis, Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine, page 901:
      These patients can be described as those having a relevant starvational component of anorexia–cachexia.