the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.
adj. Greedily devouring; rapacious.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Eagerness for plunder; rapacity.
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adj. devouring or craving food in great quantities
adj. excessively greedy and grasping
adj. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
Word Usage
"Crigolit and Ashregan were prepared to beat back surgical thrusts by small groups of fast-moving troops, not the kind of ravening firepower which the at'tackers now brought to bear."