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rav·enous (rav′ə nəs)
adjective
- greedily or wildly hungry; voracious or famished
- very eager for gratification ravenous for praise
- very rapacious
Etymology: ME ravynous < OFr ravinos < ravine: see raven
Related Forms:
- ravenously rav′·enous·ly adverb
- ravenousness rav′·enous·ness noun
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