25,000 people die every day due to starvation.
2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Monkish \Monk"ish\, adjective Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude. -- {Monk"ish*ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

monkish

adjective: befitting a monk; inclined to self-denial
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