famished

[ fam-isht ]

adjective

extremely hungry: to be famished after a hike;famished multitudes in the immediate postwar period.

Origin of famished

First recorded in 1450–1500; late Middle English; famish + -ed²

North Korea is this impoverished, famished regime, but they have our attention because they have nuclear weapons.
What Bret Stephens Said At Yeshiva University | Bret Stephens | October 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
famished Financier Dear famished: You, sir, have come to the right place.
A Declaration of Financial Independence | Megan McArdle | February 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Dash Snow was an artist whose subject matter involved rats, famished dogs, squalid sex, police brutality, and street life.
Dash Snow: Death of an Art Star | Ana Finel Honigman | July 16, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
But this one swift achievement only whetted the famished appetite to more creative ardor.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa
All these famished islanders, in the depths of their savage country, promised each other to meet at the Nabob's table.
The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet

In November, fifteen martyrs were imprisoned in Canterbury castle, of whom all were either burnt or famished.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John Foxe
He helps you to a deep gully, and there you remain till evening, half-famished for food.
The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act | Lydia Maria Child
As soon as he discovered me, a bright gleam passed over his countenance, and he instantly held out to me that famished hand.
The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act | Lydia Maria Child

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