famished

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famished

/ˈfæmɪʃt/

Rhymes with -æmɪʃt

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verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of famish

adjective more famished · most famished

Extremely hungry. I'm famished; I haven't eaten since yesterday.
Similar: starving, ravenous

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adj extremely hungry

Español	hambreado, afamado, famélico, hambrón
中文	惄 nì
Português	faminto, esfomeado
Français	affamé
Deutsch	verhungert, ausgehungert
Ελληνικά	νηστικός nistikós, πειναλέος peinaléos
Română	înfometat, hămesit
Русский	голо́дный golódnyj, изголода́вшийся izgolodávšijsja, голода́ющий golodájuščij
العربية	ضَارِم ḍārim, مُعَصَّب muʕaṣṣab, خَميص

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@misc{famished_2026,
  title = {famished},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/famished},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}