Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

famished

/ˈfæmɪʃt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
fam-ished
IPA
/ˈfæmɪʃt/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of famish

adj

Extremely hungry.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inflected forms.

Inflected Forms

more famished (comparative) most famished (superlative)

Derived Forms

famishedly unfamished

Synonyms

starving ravenous sharp-set starved esurient

Questions

How do you pronounce famished?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfæmɪʃt/.
What does famished mean?
simple past and past participle of famish
Where does famished come from?
Inflected forms.

How to pronounce famished

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