All 3 Uses of
famished
in
Unbroken, by Hillenbrand
- Louie was so famished that he went at it with his teeth, ripping the feathers loose and spitting them out in whuffs.†
p. 151.2 *
- As the famished men swarmed onto the pile, Japanese photographers circled, snapping photos.†
p. 268.2
- When a famished prisoner tried to get food from civilians, the Bird broke his jaw.†
p. 291.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(famished) extremely hungry
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, famished can refer to a need for something other than food -- such as famished for news.