1. (adj)famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient extremely hungry
"they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
2. (adj)edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish devouring or craving food in great quantities
"edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"