They're a very familyish sort of family (Harper's).
a familyish hotel.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fam|ish|ment — «FAM ihsh muhnt», noun. Obsolete. the pain of extreme hunger or thirst … Useful english dictionary
fam|ish — «FA ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to make extremely hungry; starve: »He hadn t eaten for ten hours and said he was famished. 2. to starve to death; kill with hunger: »to famish to death. –v.i. 1. to be very hungry: »I am famished. SYNONYM(S): See… … Useful english dictionary
fam — de·fam·a·to·ry; de·fam·er; de·fam·ing·ly; fam; FAM; fam·i·lism; fam·i·list; fam·i·lis·tic; fam·ine; fam·ish; fam·ish·ment; fam·meni·an; fam·u·lus; in·fam·a·tory; sul·fam·ic; sul·fam·o·yl; fam·i·ly; … English syllables
famish — /fam ish/, v.t., v.i. Archaic. 1. to suffer or cause to suffer extreme hunger; starve. 2. to starve to death. [1350 1400; ME famisshe, equiv. to famen to starve ( < AF, MF afamer < VL *affamare, equiv. to L af AF + famare, deriv. of fames hunger) … Universalium
famish — fam·ish … English syllables
famishment — fam·ish·ment … English syllables
famish — fam•ish [[t]ˈfæm ɪʃ[/t]] v. t. v. i. 1) to suffer extreme hunger 2) archaic to starve to death • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME to starve … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
famish — [fam′ish] vt., vi. [ME famishen, altered (after verbs ending in ish : see ISH) < famen, aphetic < OFr afamer < VL * affamare < L ad, to + fames, hunger: see FAMINE] 1. to make or be very hungry; make or become weak from hunger 2. Obs … English World dictionary
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
