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hungry
adjective · Say it: HUNG-gree
What it means
Foundationwanting or needing food
After swimming lessons, Grace was so hungry that she ate two sandwiches.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- famished
- peckish
- ravenous
- starving
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- full
More examples
- Our hungry puppy sat by his bowl waiting for his dinner.
Where the word comes from
From Old English 'hungrig', from 'hunger'.
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