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hungry
adjective as in starving; desirous
Weak matches
athirst, avid, carnivorous, could eat a horse, covetous, craving, edacious, empty, esurient, famished, famishing, flying light, got the munchies, hankering, hoggish, hollow, hungered, insatiate, omnivorous, on empty stomach, piggish, rapacious, unfilled, unsatisfied, voracious, yearning
Example Sentences
Moguls disaffected with the Biden administration’s antitrust philosophy and meager attempts at corporate tax increases are already hungry for lower taxes, slashed regulations, revolving-door Cabinet members, more mergers, and more acquisitions.
“People are starving in some areas. People are very hungry. They are fighting over bags of flour. There are just not enough supplies.”
“Everyone was just cold and hungry all the time, worrying about the next meal.”
Manuel said there could be some mistakes by his team after weeks of inaction, but the Gauchos are healthy and hungry as the No. 1 seed in the Open Division.
“If you don’t eat the dinner,” her mother advised, “then you’re going to be hungry.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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