hungrier
- 1Comparative of hungry.
Skipping lunch left her far hungrier by the time dinner came around.
He gets noticeably hungrier on days when he works out in the morning.
Note
The comparative is built with -er, and the final -y of hungry turns to i before the ending, just as in angrier and happier. The one-word form is the usual choice over more hungry, and it takes than to name what is being compared: hungrier than before. It also carries the figurative appetite of hungry, so a team can be hungrier for a win than its rivals.
The younger team looked hungrier for a win than its rivals.
Each success only left her hungrier for the next one.
hungrier is a form of hungry
hungry, adjective: Feeling the physical need for food that comes from not having eaten enough. Full entry
- Spelling
- hungry → hungrier: change y to i, add -er
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