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- Dictionaryravenous/ˈravənəs/
adjective
- 1. extremely hungry: "I'd been out all day and was ravenous" Similar Opposite
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ravenous implies excessive hunger and suggests violent or grasping methods of dealing with food or with whatever satisfies an appetite. a nation with a ravenous lust for territorial expansion. rapacious often suggests excessive and utterly selfish acquisitiveness or avarice.
RAVENOUS definition: 1. extremely hungry: 2. wanting something very much or wanting a lot of something: 3. extremely…. Learn more.
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.
RAVENOUS meaning: 1. extremely hungry: 2. wanting something very much or wanting a lot of something: 3. extremely…. Learn more.
A ravenous person feels like they haven't eaten in days and could probably finish off 10 pizzas without help. So ravenous is not a good state to be in when you go grocery shopping.
ravenous implies extreme hunger, or a famished condition: ravenous wild beasts. ravening adds the idea of fierceness and savagery, esp. 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.
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).
Definition of ravenous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ravenous meaning, definition, what is ravenous: very hungry: Learn more.
ravenous meaning: very hungry. Learn more.
