ravenous
Origin of ravenous
1synonym study For ravenous
Other words for ravenous
1 | greedy, starved, devouring |
2 | predatory |
Opposites for ravenous
Other words from ravenous
- rav·en·ous·ly, adverb
- rav·en·ous·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with ravenous
- ravenous , ravening (see synonym study at the current entry)
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How to use ravenous in a sentence
At seven o'clock they turned back to Randulf's little house, in high spirits, and ravenously hungry.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandThey received us kindly, and we devoured ravenously the remnants of their breakfast of fish and kountee.
"Better take beef stew," remarked Emmons, seizing some bread and eating ravenously.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes | William Perry BrownHe felt ravenously hungry himself, and set about drying his clothes as well as he could, and eating at the same time.
The Well-Beloved | Thomas HardyWhen she returned there was a good-sized piece of steaming bread in her hand, and baby was already ravenously devouring his share.
For John's Sake | Annie Frances Perram
British Dictionary definitions for ravenous
/ (ˈrævənəs) /
famished; starving
rapacious; voracious
Origin of ravenous
1Derived forms of ravenous
- ravenously, adverb
- ravenousness, noun
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