adj.
Pronunciation: ' h ə ŋ -gr ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: hun · gri · er ; -est
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hungrig; akin to Old English hungor
Date: before 12th century
1 a : feeling hunger b : characterized by or characteristic of hunger or appetite
2 a : EAGER , AVID < hungry for affection> b : strongly motivated (as by ambition)
3 : not rich or fertile : BARREN
– hun · gri · ly \ -gr ə -l ē \ adverb
– hun · gri · ness \ -gr ē -n ə s \ noun