Voracious
[və'reɪʃəs] or [və'reʃəs]
Definition
(a.) Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Ravenous, greedy, rapacious, insatiable, insatiate.
Editor: Paula
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Hungry, absorbent, ravenous, rapacious, insatiate, omnivorous, gormandizing
ANT:Epicurean, squeamish, fastidious, delicate, dainty, nice
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Definition
adj. eager to devour: greedy: very hungry.—adv. Vorā′ciously.—ns. Vorac′ity Vorā′ciousness quality of being voracious.
Editor: Rena
Examples
- The man's voracious vanity devoured this implied tribute to his local and critical supremacy with an appearance of the highest relish. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Afterward Empson and Dudley, two voracious dogs of prey, under the protection of this high court, exercised the most merciless acts of oppression. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
Editor: Rena