famished

Meanings

Verb

• be hungry; go without food
• deprive of food
• die of food deprivation
  • "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
• simple past and past participle of famish

Adjective Satellite

• extremely hungry
  • "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"

Adj

• Extremely hungry.

Synonyms

esurient, famish, hunger, ravenous, sharp-set, starve, starved, starving

Antonyms

be full, feed