About The Word Ravenous
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Ravenous
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What's The Definition Of Ravenous?
[adj] devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
[adj] extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy" Synonyms | Synonyms for Ravenous: edacious | esurient | famished | gluttonous | hungry | rapacious | ravening | sharp-set | starved | voracious | wolfish Related Terms | Find terms related to Ravenous: See Also | Ravenous In Webster's Dictionary \Rav"en*ous\, a. [From 2d {Raven}.]
1. Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious;
hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture.
2. Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite
or desire. -- {Rav"en*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Rav"en*ous*ness},
n.
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