Having the sensation of hunger; feeling pain or uneasiness from want of food; having a keen appetite.
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释义 | the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > hunger > [adjective] > hungry (65) hungryc950 Having the sensation of hunger; feeling pain or uneasiness from want of food; having a keen appetite. hungering971 That hungers; hungry. hollow1362 Empty, vacant, void; (hence) having an empty stomach, hungry; lean, starved-looking. eagera1475 Of a hawk: hungry. Also in extended use. Also: (of a person's eyes) hungry-looking. Obsolete. empty?1490 Of a person or animal: having an empty stomach; (hence) hungry. Now usually colloquial. ahungrya1500 In predicative use: in a state of hunger; hungry (for something). sharp-set1540 Eager or keen for food, very hungry. Also said of the stomach. greedlya1546 Greedy. anhungry1578 In predicative use: in a state of hunger; hungry; = ahungry, adj. starveling1578 That lacks sufficient food; ill-fed, hungry, starving; (hence also) lean and weak for want of nutriment. Also in figurative contexts. belly-pinched1608 pinched with hunger. mad-hungry1608 jejunea1620 Without food, fasting; hungry. Obsolete. sharp-bent1675 Braced, nerved, or wound up for action; couched for a spring; levelled or aimed as a weapon. †sharp-bent: sharp-set, hungry. Obsolete. sharp1678 Eager, impetuous, violent. (a) Of a hawk: Eager for prey; hungry. (b) †Of persons (sometimes with allusion to the hawking sense): Hungry… nithered1691 Shrivelled or pinched with cold or hunger; wasted, stunted, withered. peckish1714 Somewhat hungry. stomach-tight1718 hungry. yap1768 Eager or ready to eat, hungry. yaupish1789 Hungry. picksome1847 Somewhat hungry; = peckish, adj. 1. Obsolete. rare. Subcategories:— of the stomach (3) — extremely hungry (8) — starving or starved (29) — underfed or unfed (4) |
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