Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: ravenous

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ravenous
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===Etymology===

  

===Etymology===
 

From {{etyl|fro}} ''[[ravineus]]''.

  

From {{etyl|fro}} ''[[ravineus]]''.
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===Pronunciation===
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* {{IPA|/ˈrævənəs/|lang=en}}
   
 

===Adjective===

  

===Adjective===

Latest revision as of 09:41, 26 June 2012

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French ravineus.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adjective

ravenous (comparative more ravenous, superlative most ravenous)

  1. very hungry
  2. eager for prey or gratification
    • 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 3, ch. IX, Working Aristocracy
      Supply-and-demand? One begins to be weary of such work. Leave all to egoism, to ravenous greed of money, of pleasure, of applause: — it is the Gospel of Despair!

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] Translations

eager for prey or gratification

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