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ravenous appetite

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  • Ravenous — Rav en*ous (r[a^]v n*[u^]s), a. [From 2d {Raven}.] 1. Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture. [1913 Webster] 2. Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • appetite —    Ono ka ai, hia ai ono.    ♦ Lack of appetite, kanea, kanekanea, naoa, kaea, niole, noni, uanaoa.    ♦ Ravenous appetite, aiāmanō.    ♦ He has a good appetite, his food is appetizing, ono kāna ai ana …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • ravenous — adjective Date: 15th century 1. rapacious < ravenous wolves > 2. very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification < a ravenous appetite > Synonyms: see voracious • ravenously adverb • ravenousness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ravenous — rav|e|nous [ˈrævənəs] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: ravineux, from Latin rapere; RAPE1] very hungry →↑starving ▪ I m absolutely ravenous. ▪ a ravenous appetite >ravenously adv ▪ I was ravenously hungry …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ravenous — adjective 1) I m absolutely ravenous Syn: very hungry, starving, famished; rare esurient 2) her ravenous appetite Syn: voracious, insatiable; greedy, gluttonous; literary insatiate …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • appetite — n. 1) to whet one s; to work up an appetite 2) to satisfy one s appetite 3) to curb; spoil, take away one s appetite 4) a good, healthy, hearty, ravenous, voracious; insatiable appetite 5) an appetite for * * * [ æpɪtaɪt] healthy hearty… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • appetite — noun 1 desire for food ADJECTIVE ▪ big, enormous, gargantuan, good, healthy, hearty, huge, insatiable, large, ravenous …   Collocations dictionary

  • ravenous — ravenously, adv. ravenousness, n. /rav euh neuhs/, adj. 1. extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day s work. 2. extremely rapacious: a ravenous jungle beast. 3. intensely eager for gratification or satisfaction.… …   Universalium

  • ravenous — adj. Ravenous is used with these nouns: ↑appetite, ↑beast, ↑wolf …   Collocations dictionary

  • ravenous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rapacious, hungry, greedy, voracious, gluttonous. See desire, gluttony. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. voracious, omnivorous, starved; see hungry , rapacious 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …   English dictionary for students

  • Ravenously — Ravenous Rav en*ous (r[a^]v n*[u^]s), a. [From 2d {Raven}.] 1. Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture. [1913 Webster] 2. Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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