hungrily en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈhʌŋɡɹɪli/
- (US) audio
- /ˈhʌŋɡɹəli/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hungryly, equivalent to hungry + -ly.
Meanings
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In a hungry way or manner; with hunger.
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: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more hungrily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most hungrily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (6)
cs hladově (in a hungry manner) · fr voracement (in a hungry manner) · eo malsate (in a hungry manner) · fr avidement (in a hungry manner) · enm hungryly (in a hungry manner) · bg лакомо (in a hungry manner)