edaciousadj.
/ɪˈdeɪʃəs/ 1.
a. Of or relating to eating; devoted to eating, voracious. Now chiefly humorous.
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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.
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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.)
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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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