ahungered
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ahungered
1375–1425; late Middle English ahungred, equivalent to a- a- 2 + hungred (past participle of hungren to hunger ), modeled on athirst
Example Sentences
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Shall I let it be said that I left a friend ahungered and without a roof?
From When Egypt Went Broke by Day, Holman
Having for my luncheon that day suffered an up-to-date dinner at Budds's, I felt a genuine craving for food; yet the spell of my hostess was such that I left her table ahungered.
From The Boss of Little Arcady by Wilson, Harry Leon
His soul was ahungered for the bread of life, and stones were18 given him in way of the dull, the ugly, the affected, the smug, the ridiculous.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians by Hubbard, Elbert
Hereupon they drew him up from the pit and questioned him of his case and he said, "I have fallen into it and I am sore ahungered."
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
And know if ever you are weary or ahungered or in want, ye need nivir look me for any help.
From The Turn of the Road A Play in Two Scenes and an Epilogue by Mayne, Rutherford
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