hungrily

/ˈhʌŋɡɹɪli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.15 in modern English

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adv

"For at the last shall the thunder, fleeing to escape from the doom of the gods, roar horribly among the Worlds; and Time, the hound of the gods, shall bay hungrily at his masters because he is lean with age."
"Nungi was too hungrily cross to be respectful."

Inherited from Middle English hungryly, equivalent to hungry + -ly.

more hungrily (comparative) most hungrily (superlative)

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How do you pronounce hungrily?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʌŋɡɹɪli/.

What does hungrily mean?

In a hungry way or manner; with hunger.

Where does hungrily come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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