What is the meaning of ravenous?

adjective

  • Extremely hungry.
    • usage: "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
  • Devouring or craving food in great quantities.
    • usage: "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
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