ravenous

Meaning

1. Very hungry.
2. Greedy, characterized by strong desires.

Synonyms

voracious

greedy

rapacious

gluttonous

famished

edacious

ravening

esurient

covetous

sharp-set

starved

avaricious

grasping

insatiable

hungry

wolfish

grabby

famishing

glutton

exceedingly hungry

avid

starving

gaunt

predacious

bloodthirsty

curmudgeon

devouring

dirty

fierce

gluttony

lickerish

lupine

peckish

piggish

acquisitive

predatory

prehensile

raptorial

ravishing

vulturous

predaceous

eagerly desirous

Translations

vorace

vorace

voraz

gefräßig

affamato

rapace

faminto

voraz

affamé

glouton

voraç

afamat

heißhungrig

famelico

uitgehongerd

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹævənəs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ravenous

In summary

From Middle English ravenous, ravynous, from Old French ravineus.