clem
to starve.
Origin of clem
1Words Nearby clem
Other definitions for Clem (2 of 2)
a male given name, form of Clement.
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How to use clem in a sentence
While his adoptive father, clem, taught him the core of his evasion tactics, Cassian’s adoptive mother Maarva always had a rebel’s heart.
‘Andor’ Season One Was Star Wars at Its Most Beautifully Human | Alani Vargas | November 23, 2022 | The Daily BeastA person exceedingly hungry says, "I'm welly clem'd; I'm almost or well-nigh starved."
He turned suddenly to clem Rawlins, and his voice rang out in sharp and peremptory outburst.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville Buck"clem's gal" was longing for that different and more wholesome life over there at the college.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville BuckHe vouchsafed no explanation, and clem, though heavy-hearted with anxiety, asked no questions and attempted no dissuasion.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville Buck
Under his coat was strapped clem's revolver, and again his pockets were "strutty with ca'tridges."
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville Buck
British Dictionary definitions for clem
clam
/ (klɛm) /
(when tr, usually passive) English dialect to be hungry or cause to be hungry
Origin of clem
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