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hungry


 
  Overview  of  adj  hungry 
 
  The  adj  hungry  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  hungry  --  (feeling  hunger;  feeling  a  need  or  desire  to  eat  food;  "a  world  full  of  hungry  people") 
  2.  (1)  athirst,  hungry,  thirsty  --  ((usually  followed  by  `for')  extremely  desirous;  "athirst  for  knowledge";  "hungry  for  recognition";  "thirsty  for  informaton") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  hungry 
 
  2  senses  of  hungry 
 
  Sense  1 
  hungry  (vs.  thirsty) 
 
  thirsty  (vs.  hungry) 
  =>  dry 
 
  Sense  2 
  athirst(prenominal),  hungry(prenominal),  thirsty(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  desirous)  ->  undesirous,  undesiring 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  hungry 
 
  2  senses  of  hungry 
 
  Sense  1 
  hungry  (vs.  thirsty) 
  =>  empty,  empty-bellied 
  =>  famished,  ravenous,  sharp-set,  starved,  esurient 
  =>  peckish 
  =>  supperless 
 
  Sense  2 
  athirst(prenominal),  hungry(prenominal),  thirsty(prenominal) 
  =>  desirous  (vs.  undesirous) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  hungry 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  hungry 
 
  hungry  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  hungry 
  hungry 
 
  Overview  of  adj  hungry 
 
  The  adj  hungry  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  hungry  --  (feeling  hunger;  feeling  a  need  or  desire  to  eat  food;  "a  world  full  of  hungry  people") 
  2.  (1)  athirst,  hungry,  thirsty  --  ((usually  followed  by  `for')  extremely  desirous;  "athirst  for  knowledge";  "hungry  for  recognition";  "thirsty  for  informaton") 



hungry definition