forhungered
adjEtymology 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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Archaic Very hungry; dying of hunger; starving.
- They take like lean forhungered hounds, And for a while their praise resounds […]1897, The History of Reynard the Fox:
- He died forhungered.1975, Georgette Heyer, My Lord John, page 143: