ravenous
[ rav-uh-nuhs ]
/ ˈræv ə nəs /
adjective
extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
extremely rapacious: a ravenous jungle beast.
intensely eager for gratification or satisfaction.
Origin of ravenous
SYNONYMS FOR ravenous
1
greedy, starved, devouring.
Ravenous,
ravening,
voracious suggest a greediness for food and usually intense hunger.
Ravenous implies extreme hunger, or a famished condition:
ravenous wild beasts.
Ravening adds the idea of fierceness and savagery, especially as shown in a violent manner of acquiring food:
ravening wolves.
Voracious implies craving or eating a great deal of food:
a voracious child; a voracious appetite. It may also be used figuratively:
a voracious reader.
2 predatory.
OTHER WORDS FROM ravenous
rav·en·ous·ly, adverb rav·en·ous·ness, nounWords nearby ravenous
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British Dictionary definitions for ravenous
ravenous
/ (ˈrævənəs) /
adjective
famished; starving
rapacious; voracious
Derived forms of ravenous
ravenously, adverb ravenousness, nounWord Origin for ravenous
C16: from Old French
ravineux, from Latin
rapīna plunder, from
rapere to seize