Adjective: hungry (hungrier,hungriest) húng-gree
- Feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
"a world full of hungry people"
- (usually followed by ‘for’) extremely desirous
"hungry for recognition";
- athirst [archaic], thirsty
Derived forms: hungriest, hungrier
See also: desirous, empty, empty-bellied, esurient, famished, peckish [Brit], ravenous, sharp-set, starved, supperless, wishful
Antonym: thirsty
Encyclopedia: Hungry, Hungry Homer