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hungry

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  • IPA /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/

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Adjective

hungry adjective

  1. 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.”
  2. Causing hunger
  3. Eager, having an avid desire (‘appetite’) for something.
  4. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.“a hungry soil”

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famishedpeckishstarvingesurientsharp-setstarvedravenousthirstyathirstdesiroushungry

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