Hungrisome

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a keen appetite, hungry. Scotland, UK, dialectal

    "For thirty would not suit this hungrisome Quintin of ours."

Example

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"For thirty would not suit this hungrisome Quintin of ours."

Etymology

From hungry + -some.

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