- ravenous adj
- Do hungry crows have ravenous appetites?
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ravenous adj
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ravenous — (adj.) early 15c., obsessed with plundering, extremely greedy, from O.Fr. ravinos rapacious, violent, from raviner to seize, from ravine violent rush, robbery (see RAVINE (Cf. ravine)). Meaning voracious, very hungry is from early 15c. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
ravenous — [adj] very hungry; desirous avaricious, could eat a horse*, covetous, devouring, edacious, empty, famished, ferocious, gluttonous, grasping, greedy, insatiable, insatiate, omnivorous, predatory, rapacious, ravening, starved, starved to death*,… … New thesaurus
ravenous — [rav′ə nəs] adj. [ME ravynous < OFr ravinos < ravine: see RAVEN2] 1. greedily or wildly hungry; voracious or famished 2. very eager for gratification [ravenous for praise] 3. very rapacious ravenously adv. ravenousness n … English World dictionary
ravenous — adj. Ravenous is used with these nouns: ↑appetite, ↑beast, ↑wolf … Collocations dictionary
ravenous — adj 1. rapacious, predatory, preying, vulturing, raptorial; wolfish, lupine; marauding, plundering, pillaging, looting, piratical; savage, bestial, fierce. 2.(usu. in reference to food) ravening, voracious, devouring, gluttonous, cormorant;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
ravenous — adj. 1 very hungry, famished. 2 (of hunger, eagerness, etc., or of an animal) voracious. 3 rapacious. Derivatives: ravenously adv. ravenousness n. Etymology: ME f. OF ravineus (as RAVEN(2)) … Useful english dictionary
ravenous — ravenously, adv. ravenousness, n. /rav euh neuhs/, adj. 1. extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day s work. 2. extremely rapacious: a ravenous jungle beast. 3. intensely eager for gratification or satisfaction.… … Universalium
ravenous — [[t]ræ̱vənəs[/t]] ADJ If you are ravenous, you are extremely hungry. Amy realized that she had eaten nothing since leaving Bruton Street, and she was ravenous. ...a pack of ravenous animals. Syn: starving Derived words: ravenously ADV She began… … English dictionary
ravenous — rav|e|nous [ˈrævənəs] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: ravineux, from Latin rapere; RAPE1] very hungry →↑starving ▪ I m absolutely ravenous. ▪ a ravenous appetite >ravenously adv ▪ I was ravenously hungry … Dictionary of contemporary English
ravenous — rav•en•ous [[t]ˈræv ə nəs[/t]] adj. 1) extremely hungry; famished 2) predatory: a ravenous jungle beast[/ex] 3) cvb intensely eager: ravenous for affection[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < OF ravineus=ravin(er) to raven II+ eus ous… … From formal English to slang
