Hunger

hung′gėr, n. desire for food: strong desire for anything.— v.i. to crave food: to long for.— adjs. Hung′er-bit′ten , bitten, pained, or weakened by hunger; Hung′erful , hungry; Hung′erly ( Shak. ), hungry.— adv. ( Shak. ) hungrily.— adv. Hung′rily .— adj. Hung′ry , having eager desire: greedy: lean: poor. [A.S. hung or (n.), hyngran (v.); cf. Ger. hunger , Dut. honger , .]