"ravenous" in the adjective sense
1. famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient
extremely hungry
"they were tired and famished for food and sleep"
"a ravenous boy"
"the family was starved and ragged"
"fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
2. edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish
devouring or craving food in great quantities
"edacious vultures"
"a rapacious appetite"
"ravenous as wolves"
"voracious sharks"
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