adj wanting to eat ○ You must be hungry after that game of football. ○ I’m not very hungry – I had a big lunch. ○ Hurry up with the food – we’re getting hungry. □ to go hungry not to have enough to eat ○ Students had to go hungry when their grants were not paid. (NOTE: hungrier – hungriest)
hun´gry
a. [Compar. Hungrier superl. Hungriest.] [AS. hungrid. See Hunger.]
1. Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire.
2. Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious. “The cruel, hungry foam.” C. Kingsley. “Cassius has a lean and hungry look.” Shak.
3. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as a hungry soil. ´The hungry beach.´ Shak.
1. Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire.
2. Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious. “The cruel, hungry foam.” C. Kingsley. “Cassius has a lean and hungry look.” Shak.
3. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as a hungry soil. ´The hungry beach.´ Shak.
Meaning of “hungry” in English language – adj wanting to eat ○ You must be hungry...
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