edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish
(adjective) devouring or craving food in great quantities; âedacious vulturesâ; âa rapacious appetiteâ; âravenous as wolvesâ; âvoracious sharksâ
avid, devouring, esurient, greedy
(adjective) (often followed by âforâ) ardently or excessively desirous; âavid for adventureâ; âan avid ambition to succeedâ; âfierce devouring affectionâ; âthe esurient eyes of an avid curiosityâ; âgreedy for fameâ
famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient
(adjective) extremely hungry; âthey were tired and famished for food and sleepâ; âa ravenous boyâ; âthe family was starved and raggedâ; âfell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemyâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
esurient (comparative more esurient, superlative most esurient)
(formal, now, often, humorous) Very greedy or hungry; ravenous; (figuratively) avid, eager. [from late 17th c.]
Synonym: Thesaurus:voracious
esurient (plural esurients)
One who is greedy or hungry.
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Source: Wiktionary
E*su"ri*ent, a. Etym: [L. esuriens, p. pr. of ensurire, fr. edere to eat.]
Definition: Inclined to eat; hungry; voracious. [R.] Bailey. "Poor, but esurient." Carlyle.
E*su"ri*ent, n.
Definition: One who is hungry or greedy. [R.] An insatiable esurient after riches. Wood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; âtheoretical scienceâ
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be âdancingâ after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatâs how the first coffee drink was born.