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Extremely hungry; figuratively, intensely eager to obtain something.

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ravenous

After the long walk, the group arrived ravenous and ready for lunch.
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A companion is ravenous for news of the missing crew, urgently seeking every available report rather than expressing literal hunger in that phrase.
From The Pace of a Fictional Journey.
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