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voracious — voracious, gluttonous, ravenous, ravening, rapacious can all mean excessively greedy and can all apply to persons, their appetites and reactions, or their behavior. Voracious implies habitual gorging with food or drink, or with whatever satisfies … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Voracious — Vo*ra cious, a. [L. vorax, acis, fr. vorare to devour; akin to Gr. ? meat, food, ? to devour, Skr. gar. Cf. {Devour}.] Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
voracious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) wanting or devouring great quantities of food. 2) eagerly consuming something: his voracious reading of literature. DERIVATIVES voraciously adverb voracity noun. ORIGIN from Latin vorax, from vorare devour … English terms dictionary
voracious — [vô rā′shəs, vərā′shəs] adj. [L vorax (gen. voracis), greedy to devour < vorare, to devour < IE base * gwer , to devour, GORGE > Gr bora, food (of carnivorous beasts), L gurges, gorge] 1. greedy in eating; devouring or eager to devour… … English World dictionary
voracious — index eager, gluttonous, predatory, rapacious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
voracious — [adj] very hungry, greedy avid, covetous, devouring, dog hungry*, edacious, empty, gluttonous, gorging, grasping, gross, insatiable, omnivorous, piggy*, prodigious, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, sating, starved, starved to death*, starving,… … New thesaurus
voracious — adjective Etymology: Latin vorac , vorax, from vorare to devour; akin to Old English ācweorran to guzzle, Latin gurges whirlpool, Greek bibrōskein to devour Date: 1635 1. having a huge appetite ; ravenous 2. excessively eager ; insatiable < a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
voracious — vo|ra|cious [vəˈreıʃəs, vɔ US vo: , və ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: vorax, from vorare; DEVOUR] 1.) eating or wanting large quantities of food ▪ Pigs are voracious feeders. ▪ Kids can have voracious appetites . 2.) having an extremely … Dictionary of contemporary English
voracious — vo|ra|cious [ və reıʃəs ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) a voracious person or animal eats a large amount of food 2. ) very eager to learn or to do something: a voracious appetite for something: She has always had a voracious appetite for reading. 3. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
voracious — adjective 1 eating or wanting large quantities of food: Pigs are voracious feeders. | a voracious appetite: Kids can have voracious appetites. 2 extremely eager to read books, gain knowledge etc: a voracious reader voraciously adverb… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
