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What is "famished" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does famished mean in English? Meaning of famished definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "famished" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "famished": extremely hungry

Adjective

  • Meaning: extremely hungry
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: esurient famished ravenous sharp-set starved
  • Similar: hungry
  • Adjective: simple past tense and past participle of famish

    • Synonyms:

    empty, starved, hollow, hungry, ravenous, voracious, ravening, hungering, could eat a horse, dog-hungry, flying light, having the munchies, starved to death,

    Antonyms:

    satisfied, full, sated, satiated,

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