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ravenous
adjective as in very hungry; desirous
Example Sentences
There are "heavily armed gladiators riding a charging rhinoceros" and "wounded men tumbling from boats into the jaws of ravenous sharks" during the nautical battle staged in the flooded pit of the Colosseum.
Even the most ravenous are beginning to tire of the attention now.
Namely, a ravenous need for a new pair of sunglasses.
The ravenous came for a taste of home in a dish of spicy fried beef or steamed fish head.
Traditional cooling systems, such as air conditioners, have a ravenous appetite for energy, accounting for approximately 20% of electricity used in buildings worldwide.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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