Voracious definition
Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
adjective
Having or marked by a strong desire for an activity or pursuit.
A voracious reader.
adjective
Greedy in eating; devouring or eager to devour large quantities of food; ravenous; gluttonous.
adjective
Very greedy or eager in some desire or pursuit; insatiable.
A voracious reader.
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.
adjective
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Origin of voracious
- From Latin vorāx vorāc- from vorāre to swallow, devour
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin vorāx, from vorō (“I devour").
From Wiktionary