GLUTTONOUS

gluttonous

(adjective) given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; “over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands”; “a gluttonous debauch”; “a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

gluttonous (comparative more gluttonous, superlative most gluttonous)

Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.

Greedy.

Source: Wiktionary


Glut"ton*ous, a.

Definition: Given to gluttony; eating to excess; indulging the appetite; voracious; as, a gluttonous age.

– Glut"ton*ous*ly, adv.

– Glut"ton*ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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