Ravenous
['ræv(ə)nəs] or ['rævənəs]
Definition
(a.) Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture.
(a.) Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite or desire.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Voracious, rapacious, devouring, ravening, greedy, insatiable, insatiate.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Voracious, hungry, gluttonous, rapacious, omnivorous
ANT:Listless, inappetent, fastidious, dainty, nice
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Examples
- That ravenous second hunger of poverty--the hunger for money--roused them into tumult and activity in a moment. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- For you tell me he's an unconscionable dog, a ravenous rascal. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He ate in a ravenous way that was very disagreeable, and all his actions were uncouth, noisy, and greedy. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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