hungry

[ huhng-gree ]

/ ˈhʌŋ gri /

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adjective, hun·gri·er, hun·gri·est.

having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.

indicating, characteristic of, or characterized by hunger: He approached the table with a hungry look.

strongly or eagerly desirous.

lacking needful or desirable elements; not fertile; poor: hungry land.

marked by a scarcity of food: The depression years were hungry times.

Informal. aggressively ambitious or competitive, as from a need to overcome poverty or past defeats: a hungry investment firm looking for wealthy clients.

Origin of hungry

First recorded before 950; Middle English, Old English hungrig. See hunger, -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR hungry

1 ravenous, famishing, starving.

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ANTONYMS FOR hungry

1 sated, satiated, surfeited.

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synonym study for hungry

1. Hungry, famished, starved describe a condition resulting from a lack of food. Hungry is a general word, expressing various degrees of eagerness or craving for food: hungry between meals; desperately hungry after a long fast; hungry as a bear. Famished denotes the condition of one reduced to actual suffering from want of food, but sometimes is used lightly or in an exaggerated statement: famished after being lost in a wilderness; simply famished ( hungry ). Starved denotes a condition resulting from long-continued lack or insufficiency of food, and implies enfeeblement, emaciation, or death (originally death from any cause, but now death from lack of food): He looks thin and starved. By the end of the terrible winter, thousands had starved ( to death ). It is also used as a humorous exaggeration: I only had two sandwiches, pie, and some milk, so I'm simply starved ( hungry ).

OTHER WORDS FROM hungry

hun·gri·ly, adverbhun·gri·ness, noun

Words nearby hungry

hunger strike, Hung Hsiu-ch'uan, hung jury, Hungnam, hungover, hungry, Hungtow Island, hung-up, Hung-wu, hunk, hunker

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Example sentences from the Web for hungry

The city protests that a beach is not a suitable place to feed the hungry.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Springsteen originally wrote his first big hit, “Hungry Heart,” for the Ramones.
‘All Good Cretins Go to Heaven’: Dee Dee Ramone’s Twisted Punk Paintings|Melissa Leon|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He's dazzling, fielding questions, spinning out anecdotes and limericks, sounding 35 and hungry for publicity.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And to do that, you have to forget that you have been hungry, too.
The Stacks: A Chicken Dinner That Mends Your Heart|Pete Dexter|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The aid—mainly food and medical equipment—is meant for Syrians displaced from their hometowns, and for hungry civilians.
U.S. Humanitarian Aid Going to ISIS|Jamie Dettmer|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you do get hungry for a second meal, eat at the most convenient time; but do not eat until you have a really earned hunger.
The Science of Being Well|Wallace Delois Wattles
On a 1200 calorie schedule arranged as I have it you will not be hungry, I assure you.
Diet and Health|Lulu Hunt Peters
And on this her wedding-day she loved them all with a hungry pain, somehow, as never before.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863|Various
It was very hot, and she was beginning to feel just a wee bit faint and hungry and irritable.
The Sick-a-Bed Lady|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
In our village, we were as happy as a buffalo on the plains; but now we are more like the hungry and howling wolf in the prairie.
History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians|George Mogridge

British Dictionary definitions for hungry

hungry

/ (ˈhʌŋɡrɪ) /

adjective -grier or -griest

desiring food

experiencing pain, weakness, or nausea through lack of food

(postpositive foll by for) having a craving, desire, or need (for)

expressing or appearing to express greed, craving, or desire

lacking fertility; poor

Australian and NZ informal

greedy; grasping
stingy; mean

NZ (of timber) dry and bare

Derived forms of hungry

hungrily or hungeringly, adverbhungriness, noun

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单词	hungry
释义	hungry [ huhng-gree ] / ˈhʌŋ gri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hungry ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, hun·gri·er, hun·gri·est. having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger. indicating, characteristic of, or characterized by hunger: He approached the table with a hungry look. strongly or eagerly desirous. lacking needful or desirable elements; not fertile; poor: hungry land. marked by a scarcity of food: The depression years were hungry times. Informal. aggressively ambitious or competitive, as from a need to overcome poverty or past defeats: a hungry investment firm looking for wealthy clients. Origin of hungry First recorded before 950; Middle English, Old English hungrig. See hunger, -y¹ SYNONYMS FOR hungry 1 ravenous, famishing, starving. SEE SYNONYMS FOR hungry ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR hungry 1 sated, satiated, surfeited. SEE ANTONYMS FOR hungry ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for hungry 1. Hungry, famished, starved describe a condition resulting from a lack of food. Hungry is a general word, expressing various degrees of eagerness or craving for food: hungry between meals; desperately hungry after a long fast; hungry as a bear. Famished denotes the condition of one reduced to actual suffering from want of food, but sometimes is used lightly or in an exaggerated statement: famished after being lost in a wilderness; simply famished ( hungry ). Starved denotes a condition resulting from long-continued lack or insufficiency of food, and implies enfeeblement, emaciation, or death (originally death from any cause, but now death from lack of food): He looks thin and starved. By the end of the terrible winter, thousands had starved ( to death ). It is also used as a humorous exaggeration: I only had two sandwiches, pie, and some milk, so I'm simply starved ( hungry ). OTHER WORDS FROM hungry hun·gri·ly, adverbhun·gri·ness, noun Words nearby hungry hunger strike, Hung Hsiu-ch'uan, hung jury, Hungnam, hungover, hungry, Hungtow Island, hung-up, Hung-wu, hunk, hunker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hungry The city protests that a beach is not a suitable place to feed the hungry. How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas\|Clive Irving\|December 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Springsteen originally wrote his first big hit, “Hungry Heart,” for the Ramones. ‘All Good Cretins Go to Heaven’: Dee Dee Ramone’s Twisted Punk Paintings\|Melissa Leon\|December 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He's dazzling, fielding questions, spinning out anecdotes and limericks, sounding 35 and hungry for publicity. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days\|David Freeman\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And to do that, you have to forget that you have been hungry, too. The Stacks: A Chicken Dinner That Mends Your Heart\|Pete Dexter\|December 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The aid—mainly food and medical equipment—is meant for Syrians displaced from their hometowns, and for hungry civilians. U.S. Humanitarian Aid Going to ISIS\|Jamie Dettmer\|October 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST If you do get hungry for a second meal, eat at the most convenient time; but do not eat until you have a really earned hunger. The Science of Being Well\|Wallace Delois Wattles On a 1200 calorie schedule arranged as I have it you will not be hungry, I assure you. Diet and Health\|Lulu Hunt Peters And on this her wedding-day she loved them all with a hungry pain, somehow, as never before. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863\|Various It was very hot, and she was beginning to feel just a wee bit faint and hungry and irritable. The Sick-a-Bed Lady\|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott In our village, we were as happy as a buffalo on the plains; but now we are more like the hungry and howling wolf in the prairie. History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians\|George Mogridge British Dictionary definitions for hungry hungry / (ˈhʌŋɡrɪ) / adjective -grier or -griest desiring food experiencing pain, weakness, or nausea through lack of food (postpositive foll by for) having a craving, desire, or need (for) expressing or appearing to express greed, craving, or desire lacking fertility; poor Australian and NZ informal greedy; grasping stingy; mean NZ (of timber) dry and bare Derived forms of hungry hungrily or hungeringly, adverbhungriness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hungry eager, keen, greedy, starved, ravenous, avid, carnivorous, covetous, craving, empty, famished, hankering, hollow, omnivorous, rapacious, unfilled, unsatisfied, voracious, yearning, athirst
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hungry

adjective, hun·gri·er, hun·gri·est.

Origin of hungry

SYNONYMS FOR hungry

ANTONYMS FOR hungry

synonym study for hungry

OTHER WORDS FROM hungry

Words nearby hungry

Example sentences from the Web for hungry

British Dictionary definitions for hungry

adjective -grier or -griest

Derived forms of hungry

Words related to hungry