English Dictionary: hungriest | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hungry \Hun"gry\, a. [Compar. {Hungrier}; superl. {Hungriest}.] [AS. hungrid. See {Hunger}.] 1. Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire. 2. Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious. The cruel, hungry foam. --C. Kingsley. Cassius has a lean and hungry look. --Shak. 3. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry soil. [bd]The hungry beach.[b8] --Shak. |