Associations to the word «Ravenous»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
RAVENOUS, adjective. Very hungry.
RAVENOUS, adjective. (Can we clean up([1]) this sense?) Eager for prey or gratification.
Dictionary definition
RAVENOUS, adjective. 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".
RAVENOUS, adjective. Devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks".
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