hungrily

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/ˈhʌŋɡɹɪli//ˈhʌŋɡɹəli/

adverb

In a hungry way or manner; with hunger.

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

adverbhungrily (comparative more hungrily, superlative most hungrily)

comparative more hungrily · superlative most hungrily

  1. In a hungry way or manner; with hunger.

    Nungi was too hungrily cross to be respectful.

    1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 263
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    For at the last shall the thunder, fleeing to escape from the doom of the gods, roar horribly among the Worlds; and Time, the hound of the gods, shall bay hungrily at his masters because he is lean with age.

    1905, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], The Gods of Pegāna, London: [Charles] Elkin Mathews, […], →OCLC, page 92

    Synonyms: heartily

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a hungry way or manner; with hunger.

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adverbin the manner of someone who is very hungry

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Origin

  1. Middle Englishhungryly
  2. Englishhungrily

Inherited from Middle English hungryly, equivalent to hungry + -ly.

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Translations

Bulgarian лакомо
  • лакомо (lakomo)in a hungry manner
Czech hladově
  • hladověin a hungry manner
Esperanto malsate
  • malsatein a hungry manner
French voracement, avidement
  • voracementin a hungry manner
  • avidementin a hungry manner
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Chicago

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