An article published in Harvard Menâs Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
HUNGRY
hungry, athirst(p), thirsty
(adjective) (usually followed by âforâ) extremely desirous; âathirst for knowledgeâ; âhungry for recognitionâ; âthirsty for informationâ
hungry
(adjective) feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; âa world full of hungry peopleâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hungry (comparative hungrier, superlative hungriest)
Affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food.
(figuratively) Eager, having an avid desire (âappetiteâ) for something.
Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.
Synonyms
• (affected by hunger, desiring food): famished, peckish, starving
Source: Wiktionary
Hun"gry, a. [Compar. Hungrier; superl. Hungriest.] Etym: [AS. hungrid. See Hunger.]
1. Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire.
2. Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious. The cruel, hungry foam. C. Kingsley. Cassius has a lean and hungry look. Shak.
3. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry soil. "The hungry beach." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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