[hun.gry] adj hun.gri.er ; -est [ME, fr. OE hungrig; akin to OE hungor] (bef. 12c) 1 a: feeling hunger b: characterized by or characteristic of hunger or appetite
2. a: eager, avid "~ for affection" b: strongly motivated (as by ambition) "a ~ young athlete"
3: not rich or fertile: barren -- hun.gri.ly adv -- hun.gri.ness n