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ravenousness

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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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Noun1.ravenousness - excessive desire to eatravenousness - excessive desire to eat              
edacity, esurience, voraciousness, voracity
hunger, hungriness - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
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