rav·en·ous

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• rav´en|ous|ly — rav|en|ous «RAV uh nuhs», adjective. 1. very hungry: »Give the ravenous boy a snack. SYNONYM(S): famished. 2. greedy. SYNONYM(S): plundering. ╂[< Old French ravinos (with English ous) rapacious, violent < ravine; see etym. under …   Useful english dictionary

• rav|en|ous — «RAV uh nuhs», adjective. 1. very hungry: »Give the ravenous boy a snack. SYNONYM(S): famished. 2. greedy. SYNONYM(S): plundering. ╂[< Old French ravinos (with English ous) rapacious, violent < ravine; see etym. under …   Useful english dictionary

• rav´en|ous|ness — rav|en|ous «RAV uh nuhs», adjective. 1. very hungry: »Give the ravenous boy a snack. SYNONYM(S): famished. 2. greedy. SYNONYM(S): plundering. ╂[< Old French ravinos (with English ous) rapacious, violent < ravine; see etym. under …   Useful english dictionary

• rav — mo·rav·ska; rav·el·er; rav·el·ing; rav·el·ly; rav·el·ment; rav·e·na·la; rav·e·nel·ia; rav·en·er; rav·en·ous; rav·en·ous·ly; rav·en·ous·ness; rav·en·sa·ra; rav·ery; rav·i·nat·ed; rav·ined; rav·i·o·li; rav·ish; rav·ished·ly; rav·ish·er;… …   English syllables

• ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… …   English syllables

• ravenous — rav·en·ous …   English syllables

• ravenously — rav·en·ous·ly …   English syllables

• ravenous — rav•en•ous [[t]ˈræv ə nəs[/t]] adj. 1) extremely hungry; famished 2) predatory: a ravenous jungle beast[/ex] 3) cvb intensely eager: ravenous for affection[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < OF ravineus=ravin(er) to raven II+ eus ous… …   From formal English to slang

• ravenous — rav|en|ous [ rævnəs ] adjective very hungry: Is there anything to eat? I m ravenous! ╾ rav|en|ous|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ravenousness — rav·en·ous·ness …   English syllables