EDACITY

edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness

(noun) extreme gluttony

edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voracity, voraciousness

(noun) excessive desire to eat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

edacity (uncountable)

(archaic) Greediness; voracity; rapacity.

Source: Wiktionary


E*dac"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. edacitas.]

Definition: Greediness; voracity; ravenousness; rapacity. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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