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unstuffed

4.3

Not full after eating and still wanting more food

adjective
/ʌnˈstʌft/

: insatisfecho

Even after the main course, she still felt unstuffed and wanted dessert.

Examples

He left the table unstuffed, wishing he had ordered a larger meal.
If you are unstuffed after dinner, you can always have a snack later.
I still feel unstuffed after that small meal.
After lunch, I was surprisingly unstuffed.
After finishing the salad, he felt unstuffed and decided to order a burger.
She was still unstuffed despite having a full plate of pasta.
Even though he had a large breakfast, he felt unstuffed by noon and was ready for lunch.

Synonyms

hungry

vsunstuffed

∞ 1.0

Feeling a need to eat

is about not being full after eating rather than general hunger

unsatisfied

vsunstuffed

20 3.7

Feeling unhappy because you did not get what you wanted

applies specifically to lack of fullness after eating rather than general discontent

peckish

vsunstuffed

5 7.3

Feeling a little hungry and wanting a snack

is a stronger state, not just a slight desire for food

famished

vsunstuffed

Informal

1 5.1

Very hungry and needing to eat right away

is much milder, meaning not fully satisfied after eating

snacky

vsunstuffed

Informal

1 5.0

Wanting to eat small things between meals

relates to not feeling full after a meal rather than snacking habit

unsated

vsunstuffed

8.1

Not fully satisfied and still wanting more

is about not feeling full specifically after eating

unsatiated

vsunstuffed

8.5

Wanting more and not content

is focused on lack of fullness right after a meal

empty-bellied

vsunstuffed

4.1

Feeling hungry and weak

refers instead to not being fully satisfied after eating

starved

vsunstuffed

2.1

A person or animal who is very hungry because they have no food

describes a milder lack of fullness following a meal

Antonyms

satiated

1 5.5

Having eaten enough that you do not want more food

stuffed

2.2

Filled with something inside, often for cooking or as a toy

How Full

stuffed

Informal

1 1.0

full

853 1.0

satisfied

38 1.0

unstuffed

4.3

hungry

∞ 1.0

starving

1 1.4

Surface Forms

unstuffed positive

Morphology

unstuffed = stuffed (transparent) = un + stuff + ed

Productive negative prefix 'un-' is applied to the adjective 'stuffed', directly yielding 'not full'.

Etymology

Unstuffed starts with un- ('not') and ends with stuffed, from stuff meaning 'to fill'. People say 'I'm stuffed' when they are full after a meal, so unstuffed means 'not full' and still hungry.