Famished

Definition: Famished

Famished

Adjective

1. Extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy".

Date "famished" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Synonyms: Famished

Synonyms: esurient (adj), ravenous (adj), sharp-set (adj), starved (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Desire	Adjective: desirous; desiring; Verb: inclined; (willing); partial to; fain, wishful, optative; anxious, wistful, curious; at a loss for, sedulous, solicitous. craving, hungry, sharp-set, peckish, ravening, with an empty stomach, esurient, lickerish, thirsty, athirst, parched with thirst, pinched with hunger, famished, dry, drouthy; hungry as a hunter, hungry as a hawk, hungry as a horse, hungry as a church mouse, hungry as a bear.
Discontent	Phrase: that won't do, that will never do, it will never do; curtae nescio quid semper abest rei; ne Jupiter Quidem omnibus placet; "poor in abundance, famished at a feast".
Insufficiency	Meager, poor, thin, scrimp, sparing, spare, stinted; starved, starving; halfstarved, famine-stricken, famished; jejune.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Famished

English words defined with "famished": esurient ♦ famish ♦ ravenous ♦ sharp-set, starve, starved ♦ To dry up. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Then kill me. Yes, I betrayed Gaul. Yes, I was a coward. Your anger is my anger, at myself. Because I made one mistake: I listened to you. The city had to burn, and would I had done it, the inhabitants would still be alive and the troops of Ceasar famished. But Ceasar made a worse mistake when he ordered the slaughter, which horrifies and revolts my heart, and yours, and the hearts of all Gaul. (Vercingétorix; writing credit: Jacques Dorfmann; Rospo Pallenberg)
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Domain	Title
Books	Beyond the Famished Road: New Policies for Common Security (reference) Famished Land (reference) Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke (reference) The Famished Road (reference) (more book examples)
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Author	Quotation
The Talmud	A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.
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"Famished" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 41.18% of the time. "Famished" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)	41.18%	7	133,076
Adjective (general or positive)	41.18%	7	133,076
Lexical Verb (past tense)	11.76%	2	245,945
Noun (proper)	5.88%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	17	N/A

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "famished": sleep-famished.
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Language		Translations for "famished"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i uritur (empty, esurient, hollow, hungry, starveling). (various references)

Arabic		‏مجوع (starved), ‏جائع جدا (ravenous, ravenously). (various references)

Bulgarian		премръзнал (chill, perished), изгладнял (hard set, voracious). (various references)

Chinese		惄 (distressed). (various references)

Czech		vyhladovìlý (emaciated). (various references)

Finnish		nälkiintynyt (starved, starving). (various references)

French		affamé. (various references)

German		verhungerte (starved), gehungert (starved). (various references)

Greek		πεινασμένοσ (hungry, peckish, ravenous, sharp-set). (various references)

Hebrew		מורעב (hungered, ravenous, starved), רעב (famine, gluttonous, greedy, hunger, hungry, ravenous, scarcity, starvation, yearning). (various references)

Hungarian		kiéhezett (esurient, ravenous, starved). (various references)

Manx		neeu (undone). (various references)

Norwegian		skrubbsulten. (various references)

Pig Latin		amishedfay

Romanian		lihnit de foame, hãmesit (greedy, hungered, ravenous), înfometat (esurient, hunger-bitten, hungry, starved, starveling). (various references)

Russian		голодный (empty, esurient, hard set, hollow, hungry, peckish, starveling), изголодавшийся (belly-pinched). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		umoren glađu, izgladneo (sharp-set, starved). (various references)

Spanish		famélico (ravenous, starved, starveling, starving). (various references)

Swedish		utsvulten (ravenous, starved). (various references)

Turkish		açlıktan ölen (famishing), çok aç (famishing, hungry as a hunter, sharp-set, starving). (various references)

Ukranian		зголоднілий (belly-pinched). (various references)

Welsh		llwglyd (hungry). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	famelici, famelicus. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Genesis Chapter 41, Verse 55
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai epeinasen pasa h gh aiguptou ekekraxen de o laoV proV faraw peri artwn eipen de faraw pasi toiV aiguptioiV poreuesqe proV iwshf kai o ean eiph umin poihsate
Latin	405	Vulgate	Qua esuriente clamavit populus ad Pharaonem alimenta petens quibus ille respondit ite ad Ioseph et quicquid vobis dixerit facite
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	The peple cryede to Pharao, askynge lyuelod, to whom he answeride, Goth to Joseph, and what euere he shal seye to yow, doth.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	When now all the lande of Egipte began to hunger than cried the people to Pharao for bread. And Pharao sayde vnto all Egipte: goo vnto Ioseph and what he sayth to you that doo
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And when all the land of Egypt was in need of food, the people came crying to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to the people, Go to Joseph, and whatever he says to you, do it.
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Language	Genesis Chapter 41, Verse 55
Bulgarian	Защото, когато огладня цялата Египетска земя, и людете извикаха към Фараона за хляб, Фараона рече на всичките египтяни: Идете при Иосифа, и каквото ви каже, сторете.
Cebuano	Ug sa pagbati ug gutom sa tibook nga yuta sa Egipto, ang katawohan mitu-aw kang Faraon tungod sa makaon. Ug miingon si Faraon sa tanan nga mga Egiptohanon: Pangadto kamo kang Jose; ug buhaton ninyo ang iyang igaingon kaninyo.
Chinese	及至埃及全地有了饑 �' 、眾民向法老 �"� 求糧食、法老對他們說、 � 們往約瑟那裡去、凡他所說的 � 們都要作。
Croatian	A kad je i sva zemlja egipatska osjetila glad, puk zavapi faraonu za kruh; a faraon reèe Egipæanima: "Idite k Josipu i što god vam rekne, èinite!"
Danish	Så hungrede hele Ægypten; og Folket råbte til Farao om Brød; men Farao sagde til alle Ægypterne: "Gå til Josef og gør, hvad han siger eder!"
Dutch	Als nu gans Egypteland hongerde, riep het volk tot Farao om brood; en Farao zeide tot alle Egyptenaren: Gaat tot Jozef, doet wat hij u zegt.
Finnish	Mutta koko Egyptin maa näki nälkää, ja kansa huusi faraolta leipää. Silloin farao sanoi kaikille egyptiläisille: "Menkää Joosefin luo ja tehkää, mitä hän käskee teidän tehdä".
French	Quand tout le pays d`Égypte fut aussi affamé, le peuple cria � Pharaon pour avoir du pain. Pharaon dit � tous les Égyptiens: Allez vers Joseph, et faites ce qu`il vous dira.
German	Da nun das ganze Ägyptenland auch Hunger litt, schrie das Volk zu Pharao um Brot. Aber Pharao sprach zu allen Ägyptern: Gehet hin zu Joseph; was euch der sagt, das tut.
Haitian Creole	Men, yon lè grangou konmanse mete pye nan peyi Lejip la tou. Pèp la menm pran rele nan zòrèy farawon an, y'ap mande manje. Farawon an di moun peyi Lejip yo: -Al jwenn Jozèf. Se li menm ki va di nou sa pou nou fè.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Ketika rakyat Mesir mulai menderita lapar, mereka meminta makanan kepada raja. Lalu raja menyuruh mereka pergi kepada Yusuf dan mentaati segala apa yang akan diperintahkan Yusuf kepada mereka.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Kemudian dari pada itu segala isi negeri Mesirpun kelaparanlah, lalu berserulah orang banyak itu kepada Firaun meminta makan. Maka titah Firaun kepada segala orang Mesir itu: Pergilah kamu mendapatkan Yusuf, perbuatlah olehmu akan barang yang dikatakannya kepadamu kelak.
Italian	Poi tutto il paese d'Egitto cominciò a sentire la fame e il popolo gridò al faraone per avere il pane. Allora il faraone disse a tutti gli Egiziani: «Andate da Giuseppe; fate quello che vi dir� ».
Korean	� 굽 온 땅 이 주 리 매 백 성 이 �" 로 에 게 부 르 짖 어 양 식 을 구 하 �" 지 라 �" 로 가 � 굽 모 �" 백 성 에 게 이 르 되 ` �" 셉 에 게 가 서 그 가 너 희 에 게 이 르 �" 대 로 하 라' 하 니 라
Maori	Na, i te matenga o te whenua katoa o Ihipa i te kai, ka tangi te iwi ki a Parao ki te taro ma ratou: a ka mea a Parao ki nga Ihipiana katoa, Haere ki a Hohepa; me mea e koutou tana e mea ai ki a koutou.
Modern Greek	Και οτε επεινασε πασα η γη της Αιγυπτου, εβοησεν ο λαος προς τον Φαραω δια αρτον. Και ειπεν ο Φαραω προς παντας τους Αιγυπτιους, Υπαγετε προς τον Ιωσηφ· ο, τι σας ειπη, καμετε.
Norwegian	Og da hele Egyptens land led hunger, ropte folket til Farao om brød. Da sa Farao til alle egypterne: Gå til Josef! Hvad han sier eder, skal I gjøre.
Portuguese	Depois toda a terra do Egito teve fome, e o povo clamou a Faraó por pão; e Faraó disse a todos os egípcios: Ide a José; o que ele vos disser, fazei.
Rumanian	Cknd a flqmknzit, kn sfkrwit, toatq yara Egiptului, poporul a strigat la Faraon sq -i dea pkne. Faraon a spus tuturor Egiptenilor: ,,Duceyi-vq la Iosif, wi faceyi ce vq va spune el.``
Russian	оП ЛПЗ�"Б Й ЧУС ЪЕНМС еЗЙ� ЕФУЛБС ОБЮБМБ ФЕТ� ЕФШ ЗПМП�", ФП ОБТП�" ОБЮБМ ЧП� ЙСФШ Л ЖБТБПОХ П ИМЕ�'Е. й УЛБЪБМ ЖБТБПО ЧУЕН еЗЙ� ФСОБН: � ПК�"ЙФЕ Л йПУЙЖХ Й �"ЕМБКФЕ, ЮФП ПО ЧБН УЛБЦЕФ.
Spanish	Pero cuando el hambre se sentía en toda la tierra de Egipto, el pueblo clamaba al faraón por alimentos. Entonces el faraón dijo a todos los egipcios: "Id a José y haced lo que él os diga."
Swedish	Och när hela Egyptens land begynte hungra och folket ropade till Farao efter bröd, sade Farao till alla egyptier: "Gån till Josef, och gören vad han säger eder."
Thai	เมื่อชาวอียิปต์อ�"อยากอาหาร ประชาชนก็ร้องทูลขออาหารต่อฟาโรห์ ฟาโรห์ก็รับสั่งแก่ชาวอียิปต์ทั้งหลายว่า "ไปหาโยเซฟ ท่านบอกอะไร ก็จงทำตาม"
Ukrainian	Але виголоднів увесь �"гипетський край, а народ став кричати до фараона про хліб. І сказав фараон усьому Єгиптові: Ідіть до Йосипа. Що він вам скаже, те робіть.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings
	"Famished" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: famishrd, fanished, Fimeche. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-e-f-h-i-m-s"
	-1 letter: deafish.
	-2 letters: amides, famish, fashed, fished, mashed, mashie, medias, shamed.
	-3 letters: aides, aimed, amide, amids, amies, ashed, aside, dames, dashi, deash, defis, deism, dimes, disme, fades, famed, fames, hades, haems, hafis, hames, heads, hides, ideas, maids, meads, media, sadhe, shade, shame, sheaf, shied.
	-4 letters: ahem, aide, aids, aims, amid, amie, amis, dahs, dais, dame, dams, dash, deaf, defi, dies, dime, dims, dish, edhs, emfs, fade, fads, fame, fash, feds, fehs, fems, fids, fish, hade, haed, haem, haes, hame, hams, head, hems, hide, hied, hies, idea, idem, ides, made, mads, maes, maid, mash, mead, mesa, mesh, mids, mise, sade, sadi, safe, said, same, seam, seif, semi, shad, sham, shea, shed, shim, side, sima.
	-5 letters: ads, aid, aim, ais, ami, ash, dah, dam, die, dim, dis, edh, eds, efs, emf, ems, fad, fas, fed, feh, fem, fid, fie, had, hae, ham, has, hem, hes, hid, hie, him, his, ids, ifs, ism, mad, mae, mas, med, mid, mis, sad, sae, sea, sei, sha, she, sim.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-e-f-h-i-m-s"
	+2 letters: damselfish.
	+4 letters: damselfishes.
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