Starving and Weak

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Starving adjective - Feeling a desire or need for food.

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Weak and starving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Weak" instead an adjective "Starving".

Nearby Words: starve, starved, starvation

Weak adjective - Lacking bodily strength.

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Starving and weak are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Starving" instead an adjective "Weak".

Nearby Words: weaken, weakness, weakly, weakening, weakling

While hiding in the forest he comes upon a wild lion who, instead of attacking the weak and starving slave, approaches him with a wounded paw, which he holds out to Androcles as if to beg his assistance.

Source: Film / Androcles and the Lion
Since she was weak and starving anyway, and knew she couldn't match the other remaining four tributes, she opted for a quick, painless way out instead, and covered it up as an accident so that her family back home didn't get in any trouble.

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Film
For example, starving makes you feel weak, eventually causing your strength to deplete.

Source: No Stat Atrophy

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