"hungersome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more hungersome [comparative], most hungersome [superlative]
Etymology: From hunger + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hunger|some}} hunger + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} hungersome (comparative more hungersome, superlative most hungersome)
  1. Characterised or marked by hunger
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