/ Dictionary / Index H hungry: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hun•gry Pronunciation: (hung'grē), [key] — -gri•er, -gri•est. having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger. indicating, characteristic of, or characterized by hunger: He approached the table with a hungry look. strongly or eagerly desirous. lacking needful or desirable elements; not fertile; poor: hungry land. marked by a scarcity of food: The depression years were hungry times. aggressively ambitious or competitive, as from a need to overcome poverty or past defeats: a hungry investment firm looking for wealthy clients. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hungry (Thesaurus) hungover Hungtow Island Related Content Daily Word Quiz: overture Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language