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English Dictionary: ravenously by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ravenously
adv
  1. in the manner of someone who is very hungry; "he pounced on the food hungrily"
    Synonym(s): hungrily, ravenously
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
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