ravenous

[ rav-uh-nuhs ]

/ ˈræv ə nəs /

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adjective

extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.

extremely rapacious: a ravenous jungle beast.

intensely eager for gratification or satisfaction.

Origin of ravenous

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Old French ravineus, equivalent to ravin(er) “to plunder” (See raven²) + -eus-ous

SYNONYMS FOR ravenous

1 greedy, starved, devouring.

2 predatory.

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ANTONYMS FOR ravenous

1 sated.

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synonym study for ravenous

1. Ravenous, ravening, voracious suggest a greediness for food and usually intense hunger. 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. Voracious implies craving or eating a great deal of food: a voracious child; a voracious appetite. It may also be used figuratively: a voracious reader.

OTHER WORDS FROM ravenous

rav·en·ous·ly, adverbrav·en·ous·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ravenous

ravenous , ravening (see synonym study at the current entry)

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Example sentences from the Web for ravenous

The prince, I knew, was ravenously greedy and tyrannical, and wearied all with his scandalous exactions.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX.|Robert Kerr
He was ravenously hungry now, and if he smoked that would perhaps dull the sensation.
Of High Descent|George Manville Fenn
He snatched it without a word, and ate it ravenously, keeping his eye fixed upon me in the most embarrassing way.
Dead Man's Rock|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The Stranger ate absent-mindedly and ravenously, drinking his ale in greedy draughts.
Through Welsh Doorways|Jeannette Augustus Marks

Just at this juncture the obliging trout come into season, and best of all, are ravenously hungry.
Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for ravenous

ravenous

/ (ˈrævənəs) /

adjective

famished; starving

rapacious; voracious

Derived forms of ravenous

ravenously, adverbravenousness, noun

Word Origin for ravenous

C16: from Old French ravineux, from Latin rapīna plunder, from rapere to seize

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ravenous
释义	ravenous [ rav-uh-nuhs ] / ˈræv ə nəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ravenous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work. extremely rapacious: a ravenous jungle beast. intensely eager for gratification or satisfaction. Origin of ravenous First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Old French ravineus, equivalent to ravin(er) “to plunder” (See raven²) + -eus-ous SYNONYMS FOR ravenous 1 greedy, starved, devouring. 2 predatory. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ravenous ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR ravenous 1 sated. SEE ANTONYMS FOR ravenous ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for ravenous 1. Ravenous, ravening, voracious suggest a greediness for food and usually intense hunger. 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. Voracious implies craving or eating a great deal of food: a voracious child; a voracious appetite. It may also be used figuratively: a voracious reader. OTHER WORDS FROM ravenous rav·en·ous·ly, adverbrav·en·ous·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ravenous ravenous , ravening (see synonym study at the current entry) Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ravenous The prince, I knew, was ravenously greedy and tyrannical, and wearied all with his scandalous exactions. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX.\|Robert Kerr He was ravenously hungry now, and if he smoked that would perhaps dull the sensation. Of High Descent\|George Manville Fenn He snatched it without a word, and ate it ravenously, keeping his eye fixed upon me in the most embarrassing way. Dead Man's Rock\|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch The Stranger ate absent-mindedly and ravenously, drinking his ale in greedy draughts. Through Welsh Doorways\|Jeannette Augustus Marks Just at this juncture the obliging trout come into season, and best of all, are ravenously hungry. Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for ravenous ravenous / (ˈrævənəs) / adjective famished; starving rapacious; voracious Derived forms of ravenous ravenously, adverbravenousness, noun Word Origin for ravenous C16: from Old French ravineux, from Latin rapīna plunder, from rapere to seize Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ravenous voracious, rapacious, insatiable, ferocious, greedy, avaricious, covetous, devouring, empty, famished, gluttonous, grasping, omnivorous, predatory, starved, edacious, insatiate, ravening, wolfish
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ravenous

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