Hungry Definition

hŭnggrē
hungrier, hungriest
adjective
hungrier, hungriest
Experiencing a desire or need for food.
American Heritage Medicine
Producing hunger.
Webster's New World
Extremely desirous; avid.
Hungry for recognition.
American Heritage
Feeling, having, or showing hunger.
Webster's New World
Not fertile; barren.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Hungry

Adjective

Base Form:
hungry
Comparative:
hungrier
Superlative:
hungriest

Origin of Hungry

  • From Middle English hungry, from Old English hungriġ, hungreġ (“hungry, famishing; meager”), from Proto-Germanic *hungragaz, *hungrugaz (“hungry”), equivalent to hunger +‎ -y. Cognate with Dutch hongerig (“hungry”), German hungrig (“hungry”), Swedish hungrig (“hungry”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English hungri from Old English hungrig from hungor hunger

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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