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ravenousness (encz) | ravenousness, n: |
Ravenousness (gcide) | 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.
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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 (wn) | ravenousness
n 1: excessive desire to eat [syn: edacity, esurience,
ravenousness, voracity, voraciousness] |
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Ravenousness (gcide) | 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.
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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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