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- [huhng-gree]
- /ˈhʌŋ gri/
- /ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [huhng-gree]
- /ˈhʌŋ gri/
Definitions of hungrier word
- adjective hungrier having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger. 1
- adjective hungrier indicating, characteristic of, or characterized by hunger: He approached the table with a hungry look. 1
- adjective hungrier strongly or eagerly desirous. 1
- adjective hungrier lacking needful or desirable elements; not fertile; poor: hungry land. 1
- adjective hungrier marked by a scarcity of food: The depression years were hungry times. 1
- adjective hungrier Informal. aggressively ambitious or competitive, as from a need to overcome poverty or past defeats: a hungry investment firm looking for wealthy clients. 1
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Origin of hungrier
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English, Old English hungrig. See hunger, -y1
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Parts of speech for Hungrier
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hungrier popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
hungrier usage trend in Literature
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