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affamish

/əˈfæmɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
af-fam-ish
IPA
/əˈfæmɪʃ/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French affamer, from Latin ad + fames (“hunger”). Compare famish.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

affamishes (present, singular) affamishing (participle, present) affamished (participle, past) affamished (past)

Derived Forms

affamishment

Frequently Paired Words

famish famine

Questions

How do you pronounce affamish?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈfæmɪʃ/.
What does affamish mean?
To cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.
Where does affamish come from?
It is traced to French.

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