ADJECTIVE | all | ravenous, famished, sharp-set, starved, esurient | extremely hungry |
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all | ravenous, edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, voracious, wolfish | devouring or craving food in great quantities |
Sounds | rae'vahnahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | Extremely hungry. | |
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Example | "a ravenous boy" | |
Synonyms | famished, sharp-set, starved, esurient | |
Broader | hungry | Feeling hunger |
Spanish | famélico | |
Catalan | afamat, famèlic, famolenc | |
Nouns | ravenousness | excessive desire to eat |
Adverbs | ravenously | in the manner of someone who is very hungry |
Meaning | devouring or craving food in great quantities. | |
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Example | "ravenous as wolves" | |
Synonyms | edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, voracious, wolfish | |
Broader | gluttonous | Given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink |
Spanish | sanguinario, voraz | |
Catalan | afamat, voraç | |
Nouns | ravenousness | excessive desire to eat |
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