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Ragged Retinues Hungry And Rapacious Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ESURIENT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ESURIENT

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199%8Exact Match!
247%8 Ferociously hungry or rapacious
339%11Retinues of followers

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We think the answer is "ESURIENT" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Extremely hungry
  • • (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
  • • Devouring or craving food in great quantities
  • noun
  • • One who is greedy or hungry.
  • adjective
  • • Very greedy or hungry; ravenous; avid, eager.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He was always esurient for knowledge, constantly reading and learning."
  • • "The crowd of fans waited eagerly outside the stadium, esurient for a glimpse of their favorite athletes."

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