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FAM-isht/ˈfæmɪʃt/

Famished means extremely hungry: a famished cohort, famished after the sitting. Hungry (already in the dictionary) is everyday; a caption does not name a night bus.

Meaning

Extremely hungry (from hungry, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “A famished night cohort still needs a named bus, not a caption.”
• “Hungry is already in this course. Starving is the close twin. A caption is comms. A last-service time is a file. Publish the time; then write the caption if the bus still runs.”

Good to know

Extremely hungry. Everyday: hungry (already in the dictionary). A caption ≠ a night bus.

Near in meaning

starving, ravenous, hungry

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