Both Uses of
ravenous
in
Jane Eyre
- Ravenous, and now very faint, I devoured a spoonful or two of my portion without thinking of its taste; but the first edge of hunger blunted, I perceived I had got in hand a nauseous mess; burnt porridge is almost as bad as rotten potatoes; famine itself soon sickens over it.†
Chpt 5 *
- The girl emptied the stiffened mould into my hand, and I devoured it ravenously.†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(ravenous) extremely hungry