esuriency

Variant of esurient

esurient definition

esu·ri·ent (ē so̵or′ē ənt, -syo̵or′-)

adjective

hungry; voracious; greedy

Etymology: < L esuriens, prp. of esurire, to be hungry < pp. of edere, eat

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