Antonyms for hungrily


Grammar : Adv
Spell : huhng-gree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhʌŋ gri


Definition of hungrily

Origin :
  • Old English hungrig "hungry, famished;" see hunger + -y (2). Cf. Old Frisian hungerig, Dutch hongerig, German hungrig. Figurative use from c.1200. Related: Hungrily.
  • As in eagerly : adv anxiously
Example sentences :
  • Percival read them all hungrily, disregarding those that did not confirm his own opinions.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • No other woman since the world began had been so fit for love, had yearned for it so hungrily.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Hungrily I peered after them up the long cavernous docksheds.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • "Sure, an' I've a mind to reach up there an' grab that sandwich," he said hungrily.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • Her own mouth, for that matter, had taken his kisses--and hungrily, or he was no judge of kissing.
  • Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • He understood, now, why the dark face had been watching him so hungrily ever since his arrival.
  • Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • Then, to Maget's relief, it began to hungrily devour its companion.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
  • He takes in hungrily all the minutiæ of her clothing, her manner, her expression.
  • Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
  • Then he took her in his arms suddenly, hungrily, even roughly.
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • He gripped me tight at the elbows, and looked me hungrily in the face.
  • Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro

Synonyms for hungrily

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