Definition of RAVENOUS

ravenous

Adjective Satellite

  • extremely hungry
    • "a ravenous boy"
  • devouring or craving food in great quantities
    • "ravenous as wolves"

Adj

  • Very hungry.
  • Greedy, characterized by strong desires.

Adjective

  • Extremely hungry or famished; voracious.

Examples

  • With a RAVENOUS desire for points, she always looked for bingos.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English ravenous, ravynous, from Old French ravineus.

Scrabble Score: 11

ravenous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ravenous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ravenous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

ravenous: valid Words With Friends Word