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- Dictionaryravenous/ˈravənəs/
adjective
- 1. extremely hungry: "I'd been out all day and was ravenous" Similar Opposite
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RAVENOUS definition: 1. extremely hungry: 2. wanting something very much or wanting a lot of something: 3. extremely…. Learn more.
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RAVENOUS meaning: 1. extremely hungry: 2. wanting something...
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RAVENOUS definicja: 1. extremely hungry: 2. wanting...
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- Ravenous: Korean Translation
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Ravenous is commonly used with the meaning “very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification,” and ravishing means “unusually attractive, pleasing, or striking.”.
RAVENOUS meaning: 1. extremely hungry: 2. wanting something very much or wanting a lot of something: 3. extremely…. Learn more.
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.
ravenous implies extreme hunger, or a famished condition: ravenous wild beasts. ravening adds the idea of fierceness and savagery, esp. 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.
A ravenous person feels like they haven't eaten in days and could probably finish off 10 pizzas without help. So ravenous is not a good state to be in when you go grocery shopping.
1. Extremely hungry or characterized by extreme hunger; voracious: missed lunch and was ravenous by dinnertime. 2. Predatory or ferocious in predation: ravenous lions. 3. Eager for gratification or extremely desirous: "I'm ravenous for news, any kind of news" (Margaret Atwood).