hungry
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- IPA /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/
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Adjective
hungry adjective
- Affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food.“My kids go to bed hungry every night because I haven't got any money.”
- Causing hunger
- Eager, having an avid desire (‘appetite’) for something.
- Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.“a hungry soil”
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famishedpeckishstarvingesurientsharp-setstarvedravenousthirstyathirstdesirousemptysupperlessempty-belliedhungerstarvationappetite
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