hungrisome

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adjective

Having a keen appetite, hungry.

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Meanings

adjectivehungrisome (comparative more hungrisome, superlative most hungrisome)

comparative more hungrisome · superlative most hungrisome · alternative Scotland hungrysome · alternative Scotland hungrisum

  1. ScotlandUKdialectalHaving a keen appetite, hungry.

    "She'm hungrisome, Captain, ” said Abner.

    1925, Henry Williamson, Sun Brothers, page 77
    1 more example

    For thirty would not suit this hungrisome Quintin of ours.

    1898, Samuel Rutherford Crockett, The Standard Bearer, page 102

Origin

From hungry + -some.

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APA

hungrisome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hungrisome

MLA

“hungrisome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hungrisome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hungrisome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hungrisome.

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