Famished
Famished adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: do-gooders who were terribly distraught about the poor in other countries but were oblivious to the plight of the famished families in their own community
Needy and famished are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Needy" instead an adjective "Famished".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- poor and famished
- poor and needy
- beggarly and famished
- beggarly and needy
- impoverished and famished
- impoverished and needy
- needful and famished
- needful and needy
- poverty-stricken and famished
- poverty-stricken and needy
- dirt-poor and famished
- dirt-poor and needy
- pinched and famished
- pinched and needy
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