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.
Synonyms
edacious, esurient, famished, rapacious, ravening, sharp-set, starved, voracious, wolfish, starving
Scrabble Score: 11
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