ravenous: Meaning and Definition of

rav•en•ous

Pronunciation: (rav'u-nus), [key]
— 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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