hungry

hun-gry · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Feeling or showing the need for food.

  2. 2.

    Having a strong desire or craving for something.

  3. 3.

    Causing or characterized by hunger.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    go hungry — To not have enough to eat
  • •
    hungry for — Eager or craving something
  • •
    hungry as a wolf — Extremely hungry

Related words

Antonyms: full, satiated, satisfied
See also: appetite, famished, hunger, starving
Synonyms: famished, ravenous, starving

Etymology

From Old English hungrig, from hungor ("hunger") + -ig (adjective suffix).