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famished
fam·ish F0029000 (făm′ĭsh)v. fam·ished, fam·ish·ing, fam·ish·es v.tr.1. To cause to endure severe hunger.2. To cause to starve to death.v.intr.1. To endure severe deprivation, especially of food.2. To undergo starvation and die.
[Middle English famishen, alteration of famen, from Old French afamer, from Vulgar Latin *affamāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin famēs, hunger.]
fam′ish·ment n.famished (ˈfæmɪʃt) adj1. informal very hungry or weak2. suffering from starvationfam•ished (ˈfæm ɪʃt)
adj. extremely hungry. [1375–1425] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | famished - extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"esurient, ravenous, sharp-set, starvedhungry - feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people" |
famishedadjective starving, starved, voracious, ravenous, ready to eat a horse (informal), ravening Is dinner ready? I'm famished.famishedadjectiveDesiring or craving food:hungry, ravenous, starving, voracious.Translationsfamished (ˈfӕmiʃt) adjective very hungry. I was famished after my long walk. 非常飢餓 非常饥饿MedicalSeefamishfamished
Synonyms for famishedadj starvingSynonyms- starving
- starved
- voracious
- ravenous
- ready to eat a horse
- ravening
Synonyms for famishedadj desiring or craving foodSynonyms- hungry
- ravenous
- starving
- voracious
Synonyms for famishedadj extremely hungrySynonyms- esurient
- ravenous
- sharp-set
- starved
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