ひもじい

i-adjective

very hungry; starving; ravenous

Expresses strong hunger, often with a slightly old-fashioned or emphatic feel. More intense than お腹がすいた.

• 朝あさから何なにも食たべていなくて、ひもじい。

  I haven't eaten anything since morning and I'm starving.

• ひもじい思おもいをしたことはありますか。

  Have you ever experienced being ravenously hungry?