Part 935

For hunger of my gold I die.

Dryden.

Hun"ger, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hungered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hungering.] [OE. hungren, AS. hyngrian. See Hunger, n.] 1. To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger.

2. To have an eager desire; to long.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteouness.

Matt. v. 6.

Hun"ger, v. t. To make hungry; to famish.

{ Hun"ger-bit` (?), Hun"ger-bit`ten (?), } a. Pinched or weakened by hunger. [Obs.] Milton.

Hun"gered (?), a. Hungry; pinched for food. [Obs.] Milton.

Hun"ger*er (?), n. One who hungers; one who longs. Lamb.

Hun"ger*ly, a. Wanting food; starved. [Obs.] Shak.

Hun"ger*ly, adv. With keen appetite. [Obs.] Shak.

Hun"ger-starve` (?), v. t. To starve with hunger; to famish. [Obs.] Shak.

Hun"gred (?), a. Hungered; hungry. [Archaic]

Hun"gri*ly (?), adv. [From Hunger.] In a hungry manner; voraciously. Dryden.

Hun"gry (?), a. [Compar. Hungrier (?); superl. Hungriest.] [AS. hungrid. See Hunger.] 1. Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire.

2. Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious.

The cruel, hungry foam.

C. Kingsley.

Cassius has a lean and hungry look.

Shak.

3. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry soil. "The hungry beach." Shak.

Hunk (?), n. [Cf. Hunch.] A large lump or piece; a hunch; as, a hunk of bread. [Colloq.]

Hun"ker (?), n. Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy. [Political Cant, U.S.]

Hun"ker*ism (?), n. Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress. [Political Cant, U.S.]

Hunks (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A covetous, sordid man; a miser; a niggard.

Pray make your bargain with all the prudence and selfishness of an old hunks.

Gray.