HUNGRY

hungry, athirst(p), thirsty

(adjective) (usually followed by ‘for’) extremely desirous; “athirst for knowledge”; “hungry for recognition”; “thirsty for information”

hungry

(adjective) feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; “a world full of hungry people”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

hungry (comparative hungrier, superlative hungriest)

Affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food.

(figuratively) Eager, having an avid desire (‘appetite’) for something.

Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.

• (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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