famished English

Meaning famished meaning

What does famished mean?

famished

— adjective (= ravenous, starved, esurient) 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

Synonyms famished synonyms

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famished English » English

hungry

ravenous

starving

starved

sharp-set

voracious

famine-stricken

esurient

waiflike

starve

peckish

gaunt

feeble

down-and-out

Topics famished topics

What do people use famished to talk about?

Daily life Food Eat

Hungry, thirsty

• What words refer to being hungry?
  hungry hunger famished starved ravenous