RAVINED

Etymology 1

Adjective

ravined (comparative more ravined, superlative most ravined)

Having ravines.

Etymology 2

Adjective

ravined (comparative more ravined, superlative most ravined)

(obsolete) Ravenous.

Anagrams

• Verdian, invader, viander

Source: Wiktionary


RAVIN

Rav"in, n.

Definition: Ravenous. [Obs.] Shak.

Rav"in, Ravine, n. Etym: [See 2d Raven.]

Definition: Food obtained by violence; plunder; prey; raven. "Fowls of ravyne." Chaucer. Though Nature, red in tooth and claw With ravine, shrieked against his creed. Tennyson.

Rav"in, Rav"ine, v. t. & i.

Definition: See Raven, v. t. & i.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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