adj. (hungrier, hungriest) 1 feeling or showing hunger; needing food. 2 inducing hunger (a hungry air). 3 a eager, greedy, craving. b Austral. mean, stingy. 4 (of soil) poor, barren. hungrily adv. hungriness n.
[ OE hungrig (as HUNGER) ]
HUNGRY
Meaning of HUNGRY in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012