Dictionary

faminelike en · ADJ

Etymology

From famine + -like.

Meanings

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. 2008 June 4, Nicholas Wade, “New Hints Seen That Red Wine May Slow Aging”, in New York Times:

Forms