Definitions
(usually followed by ‘for’) extremely desirous
Word origin
From Middle English hungry, from Old English hungriġ, from Proto-West Germanic *hungrug, from Proto-Germanic *hungrugaz (“hungry”); equivalent to hunger + -y. Cognate with West Frisian hongerich (“hungry”), Dutch hongerig (“hungry”), German hungrig (“hungry”), Swedish hungrig (“hungry”), Icelandic hungraður (“hungry”).
Used in a sentence
“My kids go to bed hungry every night because I haven’t got much money for food.”
“He was so hungry he could eat two burgers.”
“I woke up very hungry and made some toast.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Ready for a meal”6 letters
02“Needing food”6 letters
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