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Rapacious vs Ravening - What's the difference?

rapacious | ravening |

As adjectives the difference between rapacious and ravening

is that rapacious is voracious; avaricious while ravening is voracious and greedy.

As a noun ravening is

eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.

rapacious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Voracious; avaricious.
  • * 1787 , :
    • To presume a want of motives for such contests [of power between states] as an argument against their existence, would be to forget that men are ambitious, vindictive, and rapacious .
  • Given to taking by force or plundering; aggressively greedy.
  • * 1910 , :
    • A Prince [...] sooner becomes hated by being rapacious and by interfering with the property and with the women of his subjects, than in any other way.
  • Subsisting off live prey.
  • * 1827 , :
    • Even the rapacious birds appeared to comprehend the nature of the ceremony, for [...] they once more began to make their airy circuits above the place [...]

    Usage notes

    * The use of this term for animals other than birds is dated.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * rapaciously * rapaciousness * rapacity

    ravening

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Voracious and greedy.
    • There is no shortage of ravening friends and relatives on the day one hits the lottery.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.
  • * The Gospel according to St. Matthew. Chap 7.15:
    • Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolfes.