hungry

adjectives

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
"a world full of hungry people"
hungry
is derived from
hunger
is derived from
hungriness
antonym
thirsty
is similar to
needing nourishment
"after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children"
empty, empty-bellied
is similar to
extremely hungry
"they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
esurient, famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved
is similar to
somewhat hungry
peckish
is similar to
without supper
"went to bed supperless"
supperless
(usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
"athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton"
athirst, hungry, thirsty
is derived from
hunger
is derived from
hungriness