Meaning & use
ravenous
Extremely hungry, or having an intense, almost insatiable desire for something.
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After the long hike, the whole group was ravenous and ate everything in sight.
He read the sequel with ravenous curiosity, unable to put it down.
A note on using this word
Ravenous is stronger than 'hungry' and often used with exaggeration, as well as figuratively for strong non-food desires.
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