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Famished: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Famished adjective. Extremely hungry.
How to say it
FAM-isht/ˈfæmɪʃt/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (FAM).
Famished in a sentence
We came off the hill famished and ate two plates of chips each.
The famished toddler polished off a banana in four bites.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- starving
- ravenous
- hungry
Opposite:
- full
- sated
Where famished comes from
From the old verb famish, to starve, from Latin fames, hunger.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The _____ toddler polished off a banana in four bites.
- crapulent
- famished
- culinary
Show the answer
famished: The famished toddler polished off a banana in four bites.