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hungry definition
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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
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