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supperless

supperless

1 9.9
Without having eaten the evening meal
  • adjective
  • Archaic
: sin cena
  • I felt supperless and exhausted.

Examples

  • Many poor villagers had to spend the night supperless during the harsh winter.

  • He went to bed supperless after a long and tiring day.

  • The soldier, left supperless, dreamed of a warm meal by the fire.

  • She went to bed supperless last night.

  • After a long day at school, he went to bed supperless because his parents were out.

  • Feeling supperless, she quickly made a snack before heading to bed.

  • The storm was so severe that they went to bed supperless, hoping for better weather in the morning.

Synonyms

hungry
vssupperless
∞ 1.0

Feeling a need to eat

is about missing a particular meal rather than general present hunger
unfed
vssupperless
1 4.1

Not given food or the support it needs

is about missing a particular meal rather than lack of food generally
unsated
vssupperless
1 8.1

Not fully satisfied and still wanting more

is about not having eaten a specific meal rather than incomplete satisfaction
empty-bellied
vssupperless
1 4.1

Feeling hungry and weak

is about missing a particular meal rather than just feeling need to eat

How Hungry

starving
246 1.4
hungry
∞ 1.0
supperless
  • Archaic
1 9.9
peckish
  • UK
6 7.3
satisfied
12 1.0

Surface Forms

supperless positive

Morphology

supperless = supper (transparent) = supper + less

Standard adjective formation meaning 'without supper'; the meaning is directly derived from 'supper' + '-less'.

Etymology

The word supperless comes from the simple parts supper ('evening meal') and the ending -less ('without'), like in careless. So, supperless means 'without supper' or having had no evening meal.