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ravenous
adjective
Devouring or craving food in great quantities
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ˈɹævənəs
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adjective
Devouring or craving food in great quantities
“Edacious vultures”
adjective
Extremely hungry
“They were tired and famished for food and sleep”
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Edacious vultures
A rapacious appetite
Ravenous as wolves
Voracious sharks
They were tired and famished for food and sleep
A ravenous boy
The family was starved and ragged
Fell into the esurient embrace of a predatory enemy
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