Meaning: Ravenous means extremely hungry, famished or having a voracious appetite. Used as an adjective, it suggests a greediness for food.
Origin: The term entered late Middle English from Old French ravinos, from raviner meaning ‘to ravage, rush, plunder or take by force. By the early 15th Century, “ravenous” took on a figurative sense to mean actual hunger without the notion of violence.
Usage:
- I’d been out all day, I was ravenous.
- The kids were ravenous after swimming all morning.
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