Hungrily
/ˈhʌŋ.ɡrɪ.li/noun
In a manner showing or caused by hunger.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from an ancient Germanic hunger term whose deeper origin is uncertain, so claims linking it definitively to a specific occult or magical root would be folklore rather than established etymology.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hungruz
“Hunger or a state of wanting food; reconstructed ancestor of later Germanic forms.”
Old English
Old English
hungrig
“Hungry; suffering from or experiencing hunger.”
Middle English
Middle English
hungrily
“In a hungry manner; eagerly or voraciously.”
14th–15th Century
English
hungrily
“The adverb formed from hungry, describing action done with hunger or eagerness.”
Modern English
English
hungrily
“In a way that shows hunger, appetite, or intense eagerness.”