hungry

Pronunciation: /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/

The English word “hungry” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
Causing hunger.
Eager; having an avid desire or appetite for something.
Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.

Etymology

From Middle English hungry, from Old English hungriġ, from Proto-West Germanic *hungrug, from Proto-Germanic *hungrugaz (“hungry”); equivalent to hunger + -y. Cognate with West Frisian hongerich (“hungry”), Dutch hongerig (“hungry”), German hungrig (“hungry”), Swedish hungrig (“hungry”), Icelandic hungraður (“hungry”).

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