hungry
adjective
having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.
hungriest
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superlativeof hungry.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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“All of us, from the wealthiest and most powerful of men to the weakest and hungriest of children, share one precious possession: the name American.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
New Jersey is home to some of the wealthiest zip codes in the country — and some of the hungriest.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2025
I’m usually the hungriest really late at night, so I might order something against my better judgment like the hippy vegan ramen from Tatstu.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
Astronomers claimed on Monday that they had discovered what might be the hungriest, most luminous object in the visible universe — a supermassive black hole that was swallowing a star a day.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Immigrant girls, the girls who worked in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, were the hungriest of all.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
