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Meaning of 'famished' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Famished [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Famish

Meaning of 'famished' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . famished [ s]
Meaning (1):
- extremely hungry
Example in sentence:
  • a ravenous boy;
  • fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy;
  • the family was starved and ragged;
  • they were tired and famished for food and sleep

Nearby Words:

famble fame famed fameless familiar familiarities familiarity familiarization familiarize familiarized

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