ahungryadj.

Brit.

/əˈhʌŋɡri/, U.S.

/əˈhəŋɡri/

Forms: see a- prefix³ and hungry adj.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, hungry adj.

Etymology: Apparently < a- prefix³ + hungry adj., after ahungered adj. Compare later anhungry adj. (beside anhungered adj.).

Now archaic and rare.

In predicative use: in a state of hunger; hungry (for something).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > hunger > [adjective] > hungry

hungryc950

hungering971

hollow1362

eagera1475

empty?1490

ahungrya1500

sharp-set1540

greedlya1546

anhungry1578

starveling1578

belly-pinched1608

mad-hungry1608

jejunea1620

sharp-bent1675

sharp1678

nithered1691

peckish1714

stomach-tight1718

yap1768

yaupish1789

picksome1847

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. iii. 45 The ravyn is a-hungrye Allway.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) ii. iii. 123 'Twere as good a deede as to drink when a mans a hungrie .

1708 O. Dykes Moral Reflexions Eng. Prov. iv. 11 If we must eat a Peck of Dirt before we die, it must certainly go down when we are a hungry.

1832 Fraser's Mag. Nov. 527 The baby in the cradle is for ever a-hungry, or a-thirsty.

1852 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 19 228 The Whigs..were a-thirst and a-hungry for office.

1933 C. Miller Lamb in Bosom (1934) viii. 91 Jasper found that he was not a-hungry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ahungry
释义	ahungryadj. Brit. /əˈhʌŋɡri/, U.S. /əˈhəŋɡri/ Forms: see a- prefix³ and hungry adj. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, hungry adj. Etymology: Apparently < a- prefix³ + hungry adj., after ahungered adj. Compare later anhungry adj. (beside anhungered adj.). Now archaic and rare. In predicative use: in a state of hunger; hungry (for something). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > hunger > [adjective] > hungry hungryc950 hungering971 hollow1362 eagera1475 empty?1490 ahungrya1500 sharp-set1540 greedlya1546 anhungry1578 starveling1578 belly-pinched1608 mad-hungry1608 jejunea1620 sharp-bent1675 sharp1678 nithered1691 peckish1714 stomach-tight1718 yap1768 yaupish1789 picksome1847 a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. iii. 45 The ravyn is a-hungrye Allway. a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) ii. iii. 123 'Twere as good a deede as to drink when a mans a hungrie . View more context for this quotation 1708 O. Dykes Moral Reflexions Eng. Prov. iv. 11 If we must eat a Peck of Dirt before we die, it must certainly go down when we are a hungry. 1832 Fraser's Mag. Nov. 527 The baby in the cradle is for ever a-hungry, or a-thirsty. 1852 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 19 228 The Whigs..were a-thirst and a-hungry for office. 1933 C. Miller Lamb in Bosom (1934) viii. 91 Jasper found that he was not a-hungry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1500
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