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forhungered

adj

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from forhungred

Definitions

  1. Very hungry

    Very hungry; dying of hunger; starving.

    • They take like lean forhungered hounds, And for a while their praise resounds […]
    • He died forhungered.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA