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famished
[ fam-isht ]
/ ˈfæm ɪʃt /
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adjective
extremely hungry: to be famished after a hike;famished multitudes in the immediate postwar period.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
synonym study for famished
See hungry.
OTHER WORDS FROM famished
half-fam·ished, adjectiveWords nearby famished
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