Hungerily

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Having an intense or ravenous desire for food or sustenance
2. displaying eagerness or urgency in pursuit of nourishment
3. exhibiting a keen appetite or longing for something, typically food

Etymology: "Hungerily" is an adverb formed by adding the suffix "-ly" to the adjective "hungry," which comes from Old English "hungrig," ultimately from the Germanic root behind "hunger." The "-ly" suffix, from Old English "-lice," is a common way of turning an adjective into an adverb that describes how something is done, so "hungerily" means "in a hungry manner." The form is less common than the simpler "hungrily," and both are attested in English usage. Because the construction is so transparent, it has no separate story of its own. Its history is that of its two parts, which came into English centuries apart: the adjective is native, while the adverbial "-ly" pattern runs back to Old English and remains productive today.

Synonyms: famishedly, starvingly, ravenously, insatiably, greedily

Antonyms: satiatedly, contentedly, fullly, satisfiedly, gluttonously