ravenously

rav·en·ous

 (răv′ə-nəs)
adj.
1. Extremely hungry or characterized by extreme hunger; voracious: missed lunch and was ravenous by dinnertime.
2. Predatory or ferocious in predation: ravenous lions.
3. Eager for gratification or extremely desirous: "I'm ravenous for news, any kind of news" (Margaret Atwood).

[Middle English, from Old French ravineux, from raviner, to take by force, from Vulgar Latin *rapīnāre, from Latin rapīna, plunder; see rapine.]

rav′en·ous·ly adv.
rav′en·ous·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.ravenously - in the manner of someone who is very hungry; "he pounced on the food hungrily"
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Translations
بِضَراوَه
hladově
forslugentgrådigt
heißhungrig
voracement
falánk módon
græîgislega
voracemente
glupskskrubbsultent
aç kurt gibi
大嚼地饥饿地

ravenously

[ˈrævənəslɪ] ADVvorazmente
to be ravenously hungrytener un hambre canina
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ravenously

[ˈrævənəsli] adv [eat] → avec voracité
to be ravenously hungry → avoir une faim de loup
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ravenously

adv eatwie ein Wolf; lookausgehungert; to be ravenously hungry (animal) → ausgehungert sein; (person also) → einen Bärenhunger haben (inf)
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ravenously

[ˈrævənəslɪ] advvoracemente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ravenous

(ˈrӕvənəs) adjective
very hungry.
ˈravenously adverb
ˈravenousness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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