forhungered

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

forhungered (comparative more forhungered, superlative most forhungered)

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