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Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture.

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  1. a. Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture.
  2. a. Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite or desire.
  3. adj. extremely hungry
  4. adj. devouring or craving food in great quantities
  5. 1. Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture. 2. Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite or desire. -- Rav"en*ous*ly, adv. -- Rav"en*ous*ness, n. RAVEN'S-DUCK Ra"ven's-duck`, n. Etym: [Cf. G. ravenstuch.] A fine quality of sailcloth. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
  6. A fine quality of sailcloth. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
  7. j:100 s extremely hungry s devouring or craving food in great quantities