hungerful en · ADJ
Etymology
From hunger + -ful.
Meanings
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(rare) hungry
[…] there came the wailing howl of a wolf — a cry of hungerful savageness that died away in echoes of infinite sadness.
1911, James Oliver Curwood, The honour of the big snows, page 180:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most hungerful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more hungerful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |