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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Why his whole soul is still athirst and ahungered.
From The History of David Grieve by Mrs. Humphry Ward
M. Thou art ahungered, worthy Sakyamuni, Ahungered art thou from continued fasts, And thou wilt starve unless thou take and eat.
From The Buddha A Drama in Five Acts and Four Interludes by Paul Carus
That he might look every man fearlessly in the face by day and go ahungered to a scant bed at night.
From The Song of the Wolf by Frank Mayer
Truly they were ahungered, but could never quite lose their waggishness.
From Two Boys in Wyoming A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3) by Edward Sylvester Ellis
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 Sir Richard Francis Burton
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