HUNGRY


Meaning of HUNGRY in English

/ ˈhʌŋgri; NAmE / adjective ( hun·grier , hun·gri·est )

1.

feeling that you want to eat sth :

I'm really hungry.

Is anyone getting hungry?

All this talk of food is making me hungry.

I have a hungry family to feed.

2.

not having enough food to eat :

Thousands are going hungry because of the failure of this year's harvest.

3.

the hungry noun [ pl. ] people who do not have enough food to eat

4.

[ only before noun ] causing you to feel that you want to eat sth :

All this gardening is hungry work.

5.

hungry (for sth) having or showing a strong desire for sth :

Both parties are hungry for power.

power-hungry

The child is simply hungry for affection.

His eyes had a wild hungry look in them.

►  hun·grily / ˈhʌŋgrəli; NAmE / adverb :

They gazed hungrily at the display of food.

He kissed her hungrily.

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English hungrig , of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hongerig , German hungrig , also to hunger .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.