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Hungry

/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/

Affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food.

📖 Definitions of "Hungry"

adjective
  1. 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. 2

    Causing hunger

  3. 3

    Eager, having an avid desire (‘appetite’) for something.

  4. 4

    Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.

    "a hungry soil"

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