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   ravenous

   /ˈravənəs/

   adjective

   • 1. extremely hungry: "I'd been out all day and was ravenous" Similar very hungrystarvingstarvedfamishedinformal:with one's stomach cleaving to one's backbonerare:sharp-setesurientOpposite full
   • ▪ (of hunger or need) very great; voracious: "a ravenous appetite" Similar voraciousinsatiableraveningwolfishgreedygluttonousgannet-likeliterary:insatiaterare:edacious

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French ravineus, from raviner ‘to ravage’ (see raven2).

   Derivatives

   • 1. ravenously adverb
   • 2. ravenousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAVENOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Ravenous means extremely hungry or wanting something very much. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary and Corpus.

   • English (US)

     wanting something very much or wanting a lot of something: a...

   • Znaczenie Ravenous, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     RAVENOUS definicja: 1. extremely hungry: 2. wanting...

   • Ravenous: Polish Translation

     RAVENOUS translate: wygłodniały, zgłodniały. Learn more in...

   • Ravenous: German Translation

     ravenous translate: heißhungrig. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Ravenous: Vietnamese Translation

     RAVENOUS translate: đói. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Ravenous: Japanese Translation

     RAVENOUS translate: 飢えた, 腹ぺこの. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Ravenous: Indonesian Translation

     ravenous translate: rakus. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Ravenous: Thai Translation

     ravenous translate: ซึ่งตะกละมาก. Learn more in the...

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   Ravenous means very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, etymology, and examples of ravenous from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Ravenous means extremely hungry, greedy, or predatory. It comes from the Old French word for "to plunder" and is often used figuratively. See synonyms, examples, and word history of ravenous.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRAVENOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   wanting something very much or wanting a lot of something: a ravenous appetite for cash. a stage star who was ravenous for attention. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of ravenous from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) ravenous | Intermediate English.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAVENOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Ravenous means extremely hungry or greedy for food, or very eager for something. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation, and examples of ravenous in British and American English.

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   A ravenous person feels like they haven't eaten in days and could probably finish off 10 pizzas without help. So ravenous is not a good state to be in when you go grocery shopping.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › ravenousravenous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Ravenous means extremely hungry, either for a person or an animal. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, see synonyms and word origin, and check pronunciation with the app.