1. (superl.) Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire.

2. (superl.) Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious.

3. (superl.) Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry soil.

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