hungry

hun·gry

adj \ˈhəŋ-grē\

hun·gri·erhun·gri·est

Definition of HUNGRY

1

a : feeling hunger b : characterized by or characteristic of hunger or appetite

2

a : eager, avid <hungry for affection> b : strongly motivated (as by ambition)

3

: not rich or fertile : barren

— hun·gri·ly \-grə-lē\ adverb

— hun·gri·ness \-grē-nəs\ noun

Examples of HUNGRY

1. There are millions of hungry people throughout the world.
2. That girl is always hungry.
3. The prisoners' families were hungry for more information.
4. They were hungry to learn more.

Origin of HUNGRY

Middle English, from Old English hungrig; akin to Old English hungor

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to HUNGRY

Synonyms: empty, famished, peckish [chiefly British], starved, starving

Antonyms: full, sated, satiate, satiated, satisfied

Related Words: rapacious, ravenous, voracious, wolfish; malnourished, underfed, undernourished; gluttonous, gormandizing, greedy, hoggish, insatiable, piggish, piggy

Near Antonyms: engorged, glutted, gorged, overfed, overfull, overstuffed, replete, stuffed, surfeited

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