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Definition of
famished adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
famished
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈfæmɪʃt
/
/
[
not usually before noun
]
(
informal
)
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very hungry
synonym
starve
When's lunch? I'm famished!
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famished
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