ravenous
11ravenous — 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.… …
12ravenous — [[t]ræ̱vənəs[/t]] ADJ If you are ravenous, you are extremely hungry. Amy realized that she had eaten nothing since leaving Bruton Street, and she was ravenous. ...a pack of ravenous animals. Syn: starving Derived words: ravenously ADV She began… …
13ravenous — 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 …
14Ravenous — Vorace Vorace (Ravenous) à l affiche sous titrée: You are who you eat (Tu es qui tu manges), est un film américain d Antonia Bird (1999) écrit par Ted Griffin. Interprété par Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeffrey Jones, David Arquette. Pendant la… …
15ravenous — 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 …
16ravenous — [15] Ravenous was borrowed from Old French ravineux, a derivative of the verb raviner ‘seize by force’ (source of English raven, which nowadays appears mainly in its present participial form ravening). This came from Latin rapere ‘seize by force’ …
17ravenous — adjective 1) I m absolutely ravenous Syn: very hungry, starving, famished; rare esurient 2) her ravenous appetite Syn: voracious, insatiable; greedy, gluttonous; literary insatiate …
18ravenous — rav•en•ous [[t]ˈræv ə nəs[/t]] adj. 1) extremely hungry; famished 2) predatory: a ravenous jungle beast[/ex] 3) cvb intensely eager: ravenous for affection[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < OF ravineus=ravin(er) to raven II+ eus ous… …
19ravenous — [15] Ravenous was borrowed from Old French ravineux, a derivative of the verb raviner ‘seize by force’ (source of English raven, which nowadays appears mainly in its present participial form ravening). This came from Latin rapere ‘seize by force’ …
20ravenous — adjective a) very hungry Supply and demand? One begins to be weary of such work. Leave all to egoism, to ravenous greed of money, of pleasure, of applause: it is the Gospel of Despair! b) eager for prey or gratification Syn: starving …
