单词 | edacious |
释义 | edaciousadj. 1. a. Of or relating to eating; devoted to eating, voracious. Now chiefly humorous. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > [adjective] > having (good) appetite > greedy or voracious yevereOE greedy971 reavingOE fretewil?c1225 ravissantc1300 ravishingc1350 ravenous?1387 raveningc1390 ravisablea1425 eating1483 yeverous1483 savourousa1492 yevery1531 vorax1535 gluttonisha1586 falconish1587 ravin1615 vulturous1623 ravened1627 gorb?1635 esurine1687 voracious1693 gastrolatrous1694 tigerantica1704 gutsy1803 bulimious1816 polyphagian1825 yevrisome1825 edacious1829 polyphagous1837 tigerocious1874 bulimic1886 hyperphagic1943 1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm viii. 199 Our..high-toned irritability, edacious appetites, and pampered constitutions. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. ix. viii. 477 Who shall judge him?—transcendent King of edacious Flunkeys. 1866 R. Chambers Ess. 2nd Ser. 182 His edacious peculiarities—whether..he was..most partial to lamb or turkey. b. figurative. Greedy, eager. ΚΠ 1862 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia III. xiii. v. 483 These words Hyndford listened to, with an edacious solid countenance. 1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) I. 259 A hardy little figure, of edacious energetic physiognomy. 2. Said of time. (After Latin tempus edax rerum.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective] lustfulc893 yevereOE covetousa1300 unmeasurablea1398 lustsomea1400 over-lustya1500 coveting1526 kitish1566 inexpleble1569 salt1598 over-desirous1647 voraginousa1652 sitient1656 voragious1665 gluttonous1671 ingorgeous1679 voracious1746 edacious1819 snack1883 desperatea1958 1819 H. Busk Banquet i. 372 Edacious Time has all his works consumed. 1862 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 2nd Ser. 31 Concord Bridge had long since yielded to the edacious tooth of Time. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Apr. 4 Edacious Time too visibly devours her last charm. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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