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hungry

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishhungry, fromOld Englishhungriġ, fromProto-West Germanic*hungrug, fromProto-Germanic*hungrugaz(hungry); equivalent tohunger +‎-y. Cognate withWest Frisianhongerich(hungry),Dutchhongerig(hungry),Germanhungrig(hungry),Swedishhungrig(hungry),Icelandichungraður(hungry).

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Adjective

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hungry (comparativehungrier,superlativehungriest)

  1. Affected byhunger; having the physical need for food.
    Synonyms:famished,peckish,starving
    My kids go to bedhungry every night because I haven’t got much money for food.
    He was sohungry he could eat two burgers.
    I woke up veryhungry and made some toast.
  2. Causing hunger.
    All this gardening ishungry work.
  3. (figuratively)Eager; having an aviddesire orappetite for something.
    young andhungry
    the students arehungry to learn
  4. Notrich orfertile;poor;barren;starved.
    ahungry soil

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affected by hunger; desirous of foodsee alsostarving,‎famished,‎ravenous
eager, having a desire for something
Not rich or fertile
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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromOld Englishhungriġ, fromProto-Germanic*hungragaz; equivalent tohunger +‎-y.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhunɡriː/,[ˈhuŋɡriː]

Adjective

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hungry

  1. Hungry orstarving;needingfood:
    1. Malnourished:shriveled from or like fromhunger.
    2. Voracious,ravenous;wanting toeat.
  2. (rare, religion)Spirituallydesirous.
  3. (rare, of soil)Unproductive,barren.

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Noun

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hungry

  1. Those who are hungry orimpoverished.

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