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ravenous
/ ˈæəə /
adjective
famished; starving
rapacious; voracious
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ravenously adverb
- ravenousness noun
- ˈԴdzܲ adverb
- ˈԴdzܲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ravenous1
C16: from Old French ravineux , from Latin īԲ plunder, from rapere to seize
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Synonym Study
Ravenous, ravening, voracious suggest a greediness for food and usually intense hunger. Ravenous implies extreme hunger, or a famished condition: ravenous wild beasts. Ravening adds the idea of fierceness and savagery, especially as shown in a violent manner of acquiring food: ravening wolves. Voracious implies craving or eating a great deal of food: a voracious child; a voracious appetite. It may also be used figuratively: a voracious reader.
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But they parlayed their goth-opera imagery into a ravenous fandom, coming out of the pandemic to sell out arenas and major festival dates around the world.
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The world of the series is plenty bleak with the ever present threat of the fungal infection that turns human hosts into ravenous, zombie-like creatures.
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Bigotry is not only menacing, it is also ravenous and contagious.
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She returned with a clean plate and a ravenous appreciation.
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On Wednesday, Jan. 8, I woke up to the Palisades being consumed by ravenous wildfires.
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What does ravenous mean?
Ravenous means extremely hungry, as in After being unable to eat solid foods for a week, Isaac was now ravenous.Ravenous in this sense is often used figuratively. You might be hungry but not literally starving and still describe yourself as ravenous.Ravenous also means extremely greedy or predatory. It’s especially used to describe predatory animals, but it’s also used to describe people. Ravenous people may be greedy for riches, fame, or something else that they think will give them satisfaction if they have a lot of it. (Whether they can ever be satisfied is another discussion.)Example: After a long day hiking up the mountain, the hikers were ravenous, inhaling their dinner in a matter of minutes.
Ravenous means extremely hungry, as in After being unable to eat solid foods for a week, Isaac was now ravenous.Ravenous in this sense is often used figuratively. You might be hungry but not literally starving and still describe yourself as ravenous.Ravenous also means extremely greedy or predatory. It’s especially used to describe predatory animals, but it’s also used to describe people. Ravenous people may be greedy for riches, fame, or something else that they think will give them satisfaction if they have a lot of it. (Whether they can ever be satisfied is another discussion.)Example: After a long day hiking up the mountain, the hikers were ravenous, inhaling their dinner in a matter of minutes.
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