Ravenous \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.
ravenousness n : excessive desire to eat [syn: {edacity}, {esurience}, {voracity}, {voraciousness}]