HUNGRY


Meaning of HUNGRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhəŋ-grē ]

adjective

( 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 -grə-lē adverb

• hun·gri·ness -grē-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.