01 a. Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire.
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Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire.
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Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious.“The cruel, hungry foam.” — C. Kingsley.“Cassius has a lean and hungry look.” — Shak.
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Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry soil.