Local English word record

ravenous

adjective · 2 senses

devouring or craving food in great quantities

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Examples

  • edacious vultures
  • a rapacious appetite
  • ravenous as wolves
  • voracious sharks

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Synonyms

edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, voracious, wolfish

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