Rav"en*ous (?), 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.
-- Rav"en*ous*ly, adv. -- Rav"en*ous*ness, n.
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