hungrily

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adverb. anxiously

Word Origin & History

Old English hungrig "hungry, famished;" see hunger + -y (2). Cf. Old Frisian hungerig, Dutch hongerig, German hungrig. Figurative use from c.1200. Related: Hungrily.

Example Sentences for hungrily

Percival read them all hungrily, disregarding those that did not confirm his own opinions.

No other woman since the world began had been so fit for love, had yearned for it so hungrily.

Hungrily I peered after them up the long cavernous docksheds.

"Sure, an' I've a mind to reach up there an' grab that sandwich," he said hungrily.

Her own mouth, for that matter, had taken his kisses--and hungrily, or he was no judge of kissing.

He understood, now, why the dark face had been watching him so hungrily ever since his arrival.

Then, to Maget's relief, it began to hungrily devour its companion.

He takes in hungrily all the minutiæ of her clothing, her manner, her expression.

Then he took her in his arms suddenly, hungrily, even roughly.

He gripped me tight at the elbows, and looked me hungrily in the face.

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