unvictualled
Adjective (rare, archaic): - Not supplied with provisions: "Unvictualled" describes a person, group, or place that has not been provided with food, supplies, or stores necessary for sustenance, especially in a military or travel context.
- (The soldiers had no food or supplies provided to them.)
- (The vessel had not been stocked with food and other necessities.)
- (The town was not supplied with food during the siege.)
"to go unvictualled": to proceed without adequate food or supplies.
- The expedition went unvictualled into the wilderness, relying on hunting and foraging. (They travelled without prepared provisions.)
"to leave unvictualled": to fail to supply with provisions.
- The quartermaster left the garrison unvictualled for the winter. (The officer responsible for supplies did not provide food for the soldiers.)
Victualled (adj): supplied with food or provisions.
- The castle was well victualled for the long siege. (It had ample food stores.)
Victual (verb): to supply with food or provisions.
- They victualled the ship before the voyage. (They stocked the ship with food.)
Victuals (noun, plural): food or provisions, especially for travel or military use.
- The soldiers carried their own victuals on the march. (They carried their own food.)
- Unprovisioned: not supplied with necessary items, especially food.
- Unsupplied: lacking needed resources.
- Unstocked: not filled with goods or supplies.
- Starving (hyperbolic): suffering from extreme hunger due to lack of food.
"Without a crust": having no food at all (informal, figurative).
- The refugees were left without a crust, completely unvictualled. (They had no food whatsoever.)
"Bare cupboards": a situation where there is no food available.
- After the storm, the village had bare cupboards and was entirely unvictualled. (The village had no food supplies.)
This word is extremely rare in modern English, appearing primarily in historical texts, military accounts, or literary works from the 17th–19th centuries. It is often used in the context of sieges, naval voyages, or military campaigns. In contemporary language, "unprovisioned" or "without supplies" is preferred.