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| hun·gry [ húng gree ] (comparative hun·gri·er, superlative hun·gri·est) |
adjective |
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1. wanting to eat: wanting or needing food
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2. causing hunger: using up a lot of energy and making somebody want or need food
  hungry work
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3. avid: wanting or desiring something very much
hungry for new experiences
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4. ambitious: having great ambition or a powerful desire to win
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informal
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They won because they were hungrier than we were.
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| [ Old English hungrig, related to hunger] |
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| hun·gri·ly adverb |
| hun·gri·ness noun |
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go hungry to go without food
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