ravenous

(răv'ə-nəs)
adj.

1. Extremely hungry; voracious.
2. Rapacious; predatory.
3. Greedy for gratification: ravenous for power. See synonyms at voracious.

[Middle English, from Old French ravineux, from raviner, to take by force, from Vulgar Latin *rapīnāre, from Latin rapīna, plunder. See rapine.]

ravenously rav'en·ous·ly adv.
ravenousness rav'en·ous·ness n.

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adjective

1. Desiring or craving food: famished, hungry, starving, voracious. See ingestion.
2. Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume: edacious, gluttonous, greedy, hoggish, piggish, voracious. See desire, ingestion.
3. Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit: avid, edacious, gluttonous, greedy, omnivorous, rapacious, unappeasable, voracious. See desire.

adj

Definition: very hungry; desirous
Antonyms: full, satisfied

IN BRIEF: Very hungry. Also: Greedy.

Knowledge creates doubt, and doubt makes you ravenous for more knowledge. — Lao Tzu (c.604-531 BC)

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• Genres: Rock

Biography

Classic death metal drenched in gory lyrics was the basic premise behind the Ravenous -- and no wonder, considering this supergroup featured vocalist Killjoy (Necrophagia, Viking Crown), bassist Dan Lilker (Anthrax, Brutal Truth, Nuclear Assault, S.O.D.), and Autopsy/Abscess alums drummer Chris Reifert and guitarists Danny Coralles and Clint Bower. Formed in 1999, the group recorded a single album entitled Assembled in Blasphemy for Hammerheart Records in 2000. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, Rovi

For a list of words related to ravenous, see:

• Demanding, Critical, Calculating, or Selfish

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hundesulten, grådig

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitgehongerd, schrokkerig, heb-/ roofzuchtig

Français (French)
adj. - vorace, affamé, féroce

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ausgehungert, räuberisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ξελιγωμένος, λιμασμένος, πεθαμένος από την πείνα, αχόρταγος, λαίμαργος, (μτφ.) άπληστος

Italiano (Italian)
affamato, ingordo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - voraz

Русский (Russian)
изголодавшийся, жаждущий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hambriento, voraz

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - glupsk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
饿极了的, 狼吞虎咽的, 食肉为生的, 掠夺成性的, 贪婪的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 餓極了的, 狼吞虎咽的, 食肉為生的, 掠奪成性的, 貪婪的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 게걸스럽게 먹는, 굶주린

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - がつがつ食う, 飢えた, むやみにほしがる, 貪欲な, がつがつした

idioms:

• ravenous appetite    がつがつした食欲

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ضاري, نهم, شديد الجوع أو التوق الى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רעב, להוט, זוללני‬

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