hungrily
/ˈhʌŋɡɹɪli/
hungrily adverb: in a hungry way or manner; with hunger.
Adverb
hungrily (comparative more hungrily, superlative most hungrily)
- In a hungry way or manner; with hunger.
- 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
- 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
- Synonyms:
- heartily
Synonyms of hungrily
Forms of hungrily
| comparative | more hungrily |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hungrily |
Origin of hungrily
Inherited from Middle English hungryly, equivalent to hungry + -ly.
Questions about hungrily
- What does hungrily mean?
- Hungrily means in a hungry way or manner; with hunger.
- What part of speech is hungrily?
- Hungrily is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce hungrily?
- Hungrily is pronounced /ˈhʌŋɡɹɪli/.
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