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Word: Ravenous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French ravineus, from raviner ‘to ravage’ (see raven)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈravənəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
extremely hungry
Short Definition:extremely hungry
Examples:- I'd been out all day and was ravenous
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