rav·en·ous 
/ˈrævənəs/ adjective
/ˈrævənəs/ adjective [more ravenous; most ravenous] : very hungry
▪ By the time dinner was ready, we were ravenous. ▪ a ravenous wolf ▪ After hiking all day, I had a ravenous appetite. [=I was extremely hungry] — sometimes used figuratively ▪ She was ravenous for public attention.
▪ By the time dinner was ready, we were ravenous. ▪ a ravenous wolf ▪ After hiking all day, I had a ravenous appetite. [=I was extremely hungry] — sometimes used figuratively ▪ She was ravenous for public attention.
— rav·en·ous·ly adverb
▪ I felt ravenously hungry. ▪ The birds were feeding ravenously after their long flight.
▪ I felt ravenously hungry. ▪ The birds were feeding ravenously after their long flight.
