Hungrily

//ˈhʌŋɡɹɪli// adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    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."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in the manner of someone who is very hungry wordnet

Synonyms

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heartilyravenouslyravenously

Example

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"Tom quickly unwrapped the sandwich and began to eat it hungrily."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hungryly, equivalent to hungry + -ly.

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