About The Word Voracious
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Voracious
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What's The Definition Of Voracious?
[adj] devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
[adj] excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments" Synonyms | Synonyms for Voracious: acquisitive | edacious | esurient | gluttonous | rapacious | ravening | ravenous | wolfish Related Terms | Find terms related to Voracious: See Also | Voracious In Webster's Dictionary \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 appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool. --Dampier. --
{Vo*ra"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Vo*ra"cious*ness}, n.
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