| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a hankering manner.[Websters]
2. In a desired manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a coveted manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In an aspiring manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a convoluted manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In an aching or sorrowing manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In an eager manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective hankering.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Base (Hankering) | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb hanker.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (hanker) | 1. Desire strongly or persistently.[Wordnet]. 2. To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have a vehement desire; -- usually with for or after; as, to hanker after fruit; to hanker after the diversions of the town.[Websters]. 3. To linger in expectation or with desire.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: hankering, hankered, hankers, hankerer, hankerers, hankeringly and hankeredly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HANKERINGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: hanker
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] To long for with a keen appetite and uneasiness; in a literal sense; as, to hanker for fruit, or after fruit.. | 2: [Verb] To have a vehement desire of something, accompanied with uneasiness; as, to hanker after the diversions of the town. It is usually followed by after. It is a familiar, but not a low word.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
| Slang in 1811 | HANKER. To hanker after any thing; to have a longing after or for it. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] To crave, want or desire. If you hanker for chocolate, you'll like this fudge recipe. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
