Hungry
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hungry is an adjective meaning Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
Meaning
Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
More Meanings
- Causing hunger.
- (figuratively) Eager; having an avid desire or appetite for something.
- Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.
Example Sentences
young and hungry
the students are hungry to learn
All this gardening is hungry work.
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;
Word Forms
- hungrier
- hungriest
Synonyms for hungry
Depending on context, synonyms include anhungry, hungree, famished, peckish, starving, esurient.
Antonyms for hungry
Common opposites include full, gorged, sated, satiated, stuffed, thirsty.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include peckish, famished, esurient, sharp-set, starved, thirsty.
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