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Definition of Ravenously
1. Adverb. In the manner of someone who is very hungry. "He pounced on the food hungrily"
Definition of Ravenously
1. Adverb. In a ravenous manner; voraciously ¹
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Definition of Ravenously
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ravenously
Literary usage of Ravenously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Select extra-tropical plants readily eligible for industrial culture or by Ferdinand Jacob H. Mueller (1880)
"M.) serves as fodder, which cattle are ravenously fond of. According to Mr. T.
Gulliver, the green pods, as well as the seeds, are nutritious, wholesome, ..."
2. The Homes of the New World: Impressions of America by Fredrika Bremer (1853)
"... and it really troubles me to see how their wide mouths, furnished with able
teeth, ravenously grind up the beautiful white, pearly maize ears, ..."
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