Definition of famished Famished

/fæˈmɪʃt/ - [fatmisht] - fam•ished

We found 4 definitions of famished from 4 different sources.

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What does famished mean?

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Adjective

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"
  ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient
  hungry feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people"
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  • famished (imp. & p. p.)
    of Famish

Part of speech

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  • famished, verb, past participle of famish (infinitive).
  • famished, verb, past simple of famish (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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