About The Word Esurient
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Esurient
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What's The Definition Of Esurient?
[adj] devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
[adj] (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame" [adj] extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy" Synonyms | Synonyms for Esurient: avid | desirous | devouring(a) | edacious | famished | gluttonous | greedy | hungry | rapacious | ravening | ravenous | sharp-set | starved | voracious | wolfish Related Terms | Find terms related to Esurient: See Also | Esurient In Webster's Dictionary \E*su"ri*ent\, a. [L. esuriens, p. pr. of ensurire, fr.
edere to eat.]
Inclined to eat; hungry; voracious. [R.] --Bailey. ``Poor,
but esurient.'' --Carlyle.
\E*su"ri*ent\, n. One who is hungry or greedy. [R.] An insatiable esurient after riches. --Wood. |
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