What does "hungry" mean?
Hungry: Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious. The cruel, hungry foam. C. Kingsley. Cassius has a lean and hungry look. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry soil. "The hungry beach." Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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