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Ravenousness

Ravenous \Rav"en*ous\ (r[a^]v"'n*[u^]s), a. [From 2d Raven.]

  1. Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture.

  2. Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite or desire. [1913 Webster] -- Rav"en*ous*ly, adv. -- Rav"en*ous*ness, n.

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ravenousness

n. Quality of being ravenous.

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ravenousness

n. excessive desire to eat [syn: edacity, esurience, voracity, voraciousness]

Usage examples of "ravenousness".

The noise behind Orichalc and, yes, the ravenousness that he sensed, those made him move as fast as possible for his race, which is quite fast, and keep going for some distance.

Even the best of women, even the most beautiful, and in their moments of supremest beauty, have this gross ravenousness for facts.