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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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2. Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious.
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The cruel, hungry foam. --C. Kingsley.
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Cassius has a lean and hungry look. --Shak.
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3. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry
soil. "The hungry beach." --Shak.
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