Meaning of RAVENOUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'ravunus
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- [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"
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RAVENOUS is a 8 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | edacious, esurient, famished, gluttonous, hungry, rapacious, ravening, sharp-set, starved, voracious, wolfish |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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