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hungry

UK/ˈhʊŋɡɹi/ US/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ very common

adjective

1.

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

  • “a world full of hungry people”
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2.

(usually followed by `for'') extremely desirous

  • “athirst for knowledge”
  • “hungry for recognition”
  • “thirsty for informaton”
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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”).

Phrases

  • a hungry man is an angry man
  • go hungry
  • hungry as a hog
  • hungry gap
  • hungry ghost
  • Hungry Ghost Festival
  • hungry like the wolf
  • hungry rice

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