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hungrily /ˈhʌŋɡrɪli /adverb1In a way that shows a need or desire for food: he hungrily devoured six pieces of bread he stared hungrily at the meat...- He hungrily devoured the chicken in his hands.
- She was hungrily eyeing her bacon cheeseburger as the plate was being put down before her.
- Her stomach grumbled as she hungrily eyed the sausages sputtering on the blackened grill.
1.1In a way that shows a strong desire for something: your competitors are hungrily eyeing your assets...- Any free time he did have, he spent in the extensive library, hungrily devouring book after book.
- As a child, I hungrily devoured the literature and legends of big cities.
- By the 13th century, he was hungrily eyeing all the land to the south of him.
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