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rav·en·ous
 ravenous
- pronunciation:
- rae
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ns
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
extremely hungry; famished; starved.
The ravenous soldiers had been living on half rations for weeks.- synonyms:
- famished, starved, starving
- similar words:
- desperate, hungry, rapacious, voracious
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| definition 2: |
seeking prey; predatory.
- synonyms:
- predacious, predatory
- similar words:
- rapacious, raptorial
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| definition 3: |
very eager for satisfaction.
- synonyms:
- avid, greedy
- similar words:
- desirous, desperate, eager, hungry
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| related words: |
avid |
| derivations: |
ravenously (adv.), ravenousness (n.) |
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