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famished

[ fam-isht ]

adjective

  1. extremely hungry: famished multitudes in the immediate postwar period.

    to be famished after a hike;

    famished multitudes in the immediate postwar period.



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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of famished1

First recorded in 1450–1500; late Middle English; famish + -ed 2( def )
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Synonym Study

See hungry.
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"At dinner, overindulgence doesn't happen because you don’t come to the table famished," she added.

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And audiences, it turned out, were famished for such a protagonist.

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It was Ramadan, and when the time came to break the traditional fast, T was famished.

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The district ranger was expecting the crew at his ranger station, so he and his wife treated the famished smokejumpers to a chicken dinner, ice cream and apple pie when they emerged from the backcountry.

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Forty-two people — and let’s not forget they’re people — arrived in downtown Los Angeles, presumably famished as well as frightened after a 23-hour bus ride with starvation rations.

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