famished Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb be hungry; go without food
   starve; famish; hunger.
   
   • Let's eat--I'm starving!
2. verb deprive of food
   starve; famish.
   
   • They starved the prisoners
3. verb die of food deprivation
   starve; famish.
   
   • The political prisoners starved to death
   • Many famished in the countryside during the drought
4. adjective satellite extremely hungry
   ravenous; sharp-set; esurient; starved.
   
   • 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

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