starved vs withered

starved

adj
  • Deprived of nourishment or of something vital. 

  • Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished. 

  • Extremely hungry. 

withered

adj
  • Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water. 

How often have the words starved and withered occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )