ravenously

Thân thiện

He ate his breakfast ravenously.

Definition

Adverb: - In an extremely hungry manner; with voracious or eager intensity, especially when consuming food.

Usage

The adverb "ravenously" describes the way an action is performed, specifically emphasizing an intense, often animalistic hunger or a deep, eager craving. It modifies verbs, most commonly those related to eating or consuming.

Examples

• (This describes they ate: with extreme hunger.)
• (This uses the word figuratively to describe consuming content with intense eagerness.)

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: While primarily about physical hunger, "ravenously" can describe any insatiable or intensely eager consumption (e.g., of information, experiences, or attention).
  • The startup was ravenously acquiring smaller competitors.
• Adjectival Form: The related adjective is ravenous, meaning extremely hungry.
  • The ravenous crowd waited for the gates to open.

Variants and Related Words

• Ravenous (adjective): Extremely hungry.
  • He felt ravenous after skipping lunch.
• Ravenousness (noun): The state of being ravenous. (Note: This is a less common noun form.)

Synonyms

• Hungrily: In a hungry manner.
• Voraciously: In a way that wants or consumes great amounts.
• Insatiably: In a way that cannot be satisfied.

Antonyms

• Lightly: Eating in small amounts.
• Moderately: In a reasonable, not extreme, manner.
• Sparingly: In a frugal or restricted way.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• To have a ravenous appetite: To be very hungry or to have a great eagerness for something.
  • Teenagers often have a ravenous appetite.
• Eat like a wolf / Eat ravenously: To eat very quickly and greedily due to extreme hunger.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in the manner of someone who is very hungry
   • he pounced on the food hungrily

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hungrily