rav·en·ous 
(răvə-nəs)
(răvə-nəs)adj.
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).
[Middle English, from Old French ravineux, from raviner, to take by force, from Vulgar Latin *rapīnāre, from Latin rapīna, plunder; see RAPINE.]
raven·ous·ly adv.
raven·ous·ness n.
- Indo-European root: ak-
- Indo-European root: akw-ā-
- Indo-European root: al-
- Indo-European root: al-
- Indo-European root: al-
- Indo-European root: albho-
- Indo-European root: alu-
- Indo-European root: ambhi
- Indo-European root: an-
- Indo-European root: angh-
- Indo-European root: ansu-
- Indo-European root: ant-
- Indo-European root: anə-
- Indo-European root: apo-
- Indo-European root: ar-
- Indo-European root: arg-
- Indo-European root: as-
- Indo-European root: at-
- Indo-European root: au-
- Indo-European root: aug-
- Indo-European root: aus-
- Indo-European root: awi-
- Indo-European root: awo-
- Indo-European root: ayer-
- Indo-European root: ayes-