adjective
hungry
Feeling a need for food or a strong desire for something.
I feel hungry after a long morning at work.
Etymology
Hunger supplies the need for food, and the adjective ending means characterized by it. Figurative uses transfer that strong appetite to other desired things.
More examples
- Are you hungry enough for another sandwich?
- The young athletes are hungry for success.
- Readers are hungry for news about the discovery.
Forms
hungry · hungrier · hungriest
hunger noun — A need for food or strong desire.
hungrily adverb — With a strong appetite or desire.