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Webster 1913 Edition

(răv′’n-ŭs)

Adj.

[From 2d

Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage;

as, a

ravenous

wolf or vulture

Eager for prey or gratification;

as, a

ravenous

appetite or desire

–

Rav′en-ous-ly

adv.

–

Rav′en-ous-ness

Noun.

, a.

Furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; devouring with rapacious eagerness; as a ravenous wolf, lion or vulture.

Eager for prey or gratification; as ravenous appetite or desire.