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hungree

hungree is the eye dialect spelling of hungry.

Meaning of hungry

Adjective

hungry (comparative hungrier, superlative hungriest)

  1. Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
    • My kids go to bed hungry every night because I haven’t got much money for food.
  2. Causing hunger.
    • All this gardening is hungry work.
  3. (figuratively) Eager; having an avid desire or appetite for something.
    • young and hungry
  4. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.
    • a hungry soil

Questions about hungree

What is hungree the eye dialect spelling of?
Hungree is the eye dialect spelling of hungry.

Words near hungree in the dictionary

  1. Hunghutze
  2. Hunglish
  3. Hungnam
  4. hungover
  5. hungred
  6. hungree
  7. Hungrel
  8. hungrier
  9. hungries
  10. hungriest
  11. hungrified

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