Definition of Ravenous

1. Adjective. Extremely hungry. "Fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"

Exact synonyms: Esurient, Famished, Sharp-set, Starved
Similar to: Hungry
Derivative terms: Esurience, Ravenousness

2. Adjective. Devouring or craving food in great quantities. "Voracious sharks"

Definition of Ravenous

1. a. Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture.

Definition of Ravenous

1. Adjective. Very hungry. ¹

2. Adjective. Eager for prey or gratification. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ravenous

1. extremely hungry [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ravenous

ravelment
ravelments
ravels
raven
raven's duck
raven-haired
ravenala
ravenalas
ravened
ravener
raveners
ravening
raveningly
ravenings
ravenlike
ravenous (current term)
ravenously
ravenousness
ravenousnesses
ravens
raver
ravers
raves
ravewear
ravier
raviers
ravigote
ravigotes
ravigotte
ravigottes

Literary usage of Ravenous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Crabb's English Synonyms by George Crabb (1917)
"Abstinence from food for an unusual length of time will make any healthy creature ravenous; habitual intemperance in eating or an abnormal appetite will ..."

2. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon i.e. Alexandre Le'on Valle'e, Léon Vallée, Alois Leonhard Brandl (1899)
"THE ravenous CAT. " A certain Person whom I have often seen," continued the Tortoise, " bred up a Cat very frugally in his own house. ..."

3. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order with Copious Illustrations by George Crabb (1904)
"ravenous, from the Latin rabies, fury, and rapio, to seize, signifies the same as rapacious. VORACIOUS, from voro, to devour, signifies an eagerness to ..."

4. Works by Washington Irving (1895)
"... Remains — Dismal Plight of M'Lellan — Starvation — A Broken- Down Bull — A ravenous Meal — Indian Graves — Hospitable Snakes — A Forlorn Alliance. ..."

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