English Explanatory Dictionary

forhungered

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Very hungry; dying of hunger; starving.

Word forms

forhungered more forhungered most forhungered

Etymology

From Middle English forhungred, forhongred, forhyngrede (“famished, lean”), equivalent to for- (“exceedingly, very”) + hungered. Compare Dutch verhongerd (“starving, famished”), German verhungert (“starving, famished”).

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