hungry

hungry
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. starved, famished, craving, ravenous, deSirous, hankering, unsatisfied, unfilled, starving, edacious, insatiate, voracious, of keen appetite, famishing, half-starved, hungered, ravening, omnivorous, carnivorous, supperless, greedy as a hog, dinnerless, piggish, hoggish, peckish, half-famished, on an empty stomach*, hungry as a wolf*, empty*; see also greedy 2 .
Ant. satisfied, full*, fed.
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
starving, famished, ravenous, malnourished, peckish, voracious, hankering, *got the munchies, *could eat a horse, craving, salivating.
ANT.: full, sated, gorged
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Desiring or craving food: famished, ravenous, starving, voracious. See INGESTION. 2. Having a strong urge to obtain or possess something, especially material wealth, in quantity: acquisitive, avaricious, avid, covetous, grasping, greedy. Informal: grabby. See DESIRE, GIVE.

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