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FAMISHED

Dictionary entry overview: What does famished mean?

• FAMISHED (adjective)
The adjective FAMISHED has 1 sense:

1. extremely hungry

Familiarity information: FAMISHED used as an adjective is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FAMISHED (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Extremely hungry

Synonyms:

esurient; famished; ravenous; sharp-set; starved

Context examples:

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

Similar:

hungry (feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food)

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