/ Dictionary / Index F famished: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: fam•ished Pronunciation: (fam'isht), [key] — adj. extremely hungry: to be famished after a hike; famished, homeless multitudes. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: famished (Thesaurus) famish famous Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language