the child was so ravenous that he ate an entire box of cereal before leaving for school

In the sentence, what does the suffix in the word ravenous mean?

The suffix "-ous" in the word "ravenous" means full of or characterized by.

the child was so ravenous that he ate an entire box of cereal before leaving for school

In the sentence, what does the suffix in the word ravenous mean?

a state
able to be
characterized by
in the style of

In the word "ravenous," the suffix "-ous" means characterized by.

beautiful is to pretty as

lovely is to attractive

heaven is to sanctuary as

paradise is to refuge