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hangrier

hangrier is the comparative form of hangry.

Meaning of hangry

Adjective

hangry (comparative hangrier, superlative hangriest)

  1. (slang) Hungry and angry, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger.
    • A monster was described as hangry, pronounced by the author as [aŋgri]. When asked whether it was angry or hungry, the author replied "Yes".1994, Jean Harkins, Bridging Two Worlds:Aboriginal English and Crosscultural Understanding, page 162

Questions about hangrier

What is hangrier the comparative form of?
Hangrier is the comparative form of hangry.

Words near hangrier in the dictionary

  1. hangover
  2. hangoverish
  3. hangoverless
  4. hangoverlike
  5. hangovers
  6. hangrier
  7. hangriest
  8. hangrily
  9. hangriness
  10. hangry
  11. hangs

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