Antonyms for hungry


Grammar : Adj
Spell : huhng-gree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhʌŋ gri


Definition of hungry

Origin :
  • Old English hungrig "hungry, famished;" see hunger + -y (2). Cf. Old Frisian hungerig, Dutch hongerig, German hungrig. Figurative use from c.1200. Related: Hungrily.
  • adj starving; desirous
Example sentences :
  • Yes—I'm hungry for both, and some of those funny little cakes.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The History of Man is the record of a hungry creature in search of food.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Rested at Pintumbra, as there was good feed for our tired and hungry horses.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • I want to eat when I am hungry, sleep when I am weary, drink—well, any old time.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • This from Jerry Tompkins; you have probably no idea how hungry he was at that moment.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • For no matter how hungry the people may become the seed corn must not be eaten.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • The sight of the well-loaded table was most welcome to the eyes of hungry travelers.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • In the meantime, little woman, what are you to do with all these hungry horses on your hands?
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • No, I'm not hungry, nor I don't want any coffee, or anything.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • As Baucis had said, there was but a scanty supper for two hungry travellers.
  • Extract from : « The Miraculous Pitcher » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Synonyms for hungry

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