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   famished

   /ˈfamɪʃt/

   adjective

   • 1. extremely hungry: informal "I'm famished—is there anything to eat?"

   Word Origin late Middle English: past participle of the verb famish, from Middle Englishfame ‘starve’, from Old French afamer, based on Latin fames ‘hunger’.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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