ravenous

 
Pronunciation: /ˈrav(ə)nəs/

adjective

  • extremely hungry: I’d been out all day and was ravenous
  • (of hunger or need) very great; voracious: a ravenous appetite

Derivatives

ravenously

adverb

ravenousness

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French ravineus, from raviner 'to ravage' (see raven2)