starvedly en · ADV
Etymology
From starved + -ly.
Meanings
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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.
1605, Jos[eph] Hall, “Paragraph 24”, in Meditations and Vowes, Diuine and Morall. […], London: […] Humfrey Lownes, for Iohn Porter, →OCLC, 1st book, page 75:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most starvedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more starvedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |