voracious

vo·ra·cious

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adjective

The definition of voracious is someone or something very greedy or eager.

An example of voracious is a person eating three servings more than anyone else at a dinner party.

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voracious

greedy in eating; devouring or eager to devour large quantities of food; ravenous; gluttonous
very greedy or eager in some desire or pursuit; insatiable: a voracious reader

Origin of voracious

Classical Latin vorax (gen. voracis), greedy to devour from vorare, to devour from Indo-European base an unverified form gwer-, to devour, gorge from source Classical Greek bora, food (of carnivorous beasts), Classical Latin gurges, gorge

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voracious

adjective

Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
Having or marked by a strong desire for an activity or pursuit: a voracious reader.

Origin of voracious

From Latin vorāx vorāc- from vorāre to swallow, devour

Related Forms:

vo·ra′cious·ly
adverb

vo·rac′i·ty vo·ra′cious·ness
noun

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voracious

voracious gluttonous rapacious ravenous

These adjectives mean having or marked by boundless greed: a voracious reader of history; a gluttonous consumer of fine foods; a rapacious acquirer of competing businesses; a politician ravenous for power.

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