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ravenously

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rav·en·ous  (rv-ns)
adj.
1. Extremely hungry; voracious.
2. Rapacious; predatory.
3. Greedy for gratification: ravenous for power. See Synonyms at voracious.
[Middle English, from Old French ravineux, from raviner, to take by force, from Vulgar Latin *rapnre, from Latin rapna, plunder; see rapine.]
raven·ous·ly adv.
raven·ous·ness n.
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Adv.1.ravenously - in the manner of someone who is very hungry; "he pounced on the food hungrily"
hungrily
Translations
ravenously [ˈrævənəslɪ] ADV → vorazmente
to be ravenously hungry → tener un hambre canina
ravenously [ˈrævənəsli] adv [eat] → avec voracité
to be ravenously hungry → avoir une faim de loup
ravenously
adv eat → wie ein Wolf; look → ausgehungert; to be ravenously hungry (animal) → ausgehungert sein; (person also) → einen Bärenhunger haben (inf)
ravenously [ˈrævənəslɪ] adv → voracemente
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