adj. affected by hunger; desirous of food; having a physical need for food.
adj. eager, having an avid desire ('appetite') for something.
adj. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire.
adj. Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious.
adj. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Having or feeling hunger; feeling pain or uneasiness from want of food; having a keen appetite.
Hence Having an eager desire for anything; longing.
Indicating want or poverty of nourishment; gaunt; famished.
Marked by scarcity of food or a famished condition; necessitating nourishment.
Not rich or fertile; poor; barren.
Fit only to satisfy great hunger.
Stingy; mean.
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adj. (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
adj. feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
Word Usage
"Indeed, the newest report by the USDA shies away from using the term hungry in favor of the phrase "food insecure" even though it is the same group covered in earlier reports: people consuming less than 2,100 calories daily."