edacious

e·da·cious

E0035900 (ĭ-dā′shəs)adj. Characterized by voracity; devouring.

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[From Latin edāx, edāc-, from edere, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]

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e·dac′i·ty (ĭ-dăs′ĭ-tē) n.

edacious

(ɪˈdeɪʃəs) adjchiefly jocular devoted to eating; voracious; greedy[C19: from Latin edāx voracious, from edere to eat] eˈdaciously adv edacity, eˈdaciousness n

e•da•cious

(ɪˈdeɪ ʃəs)

adj. devouring; voracious; consuming. [1810–20; < Latin edāx, derivative of edere to eat; see -acious] e•dac•i•ty (ɪˈdæs ɪ ti) n.

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edacious - devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"ravenous, voracious, wolfish, esurient, rapacious, raveninggluttonous - given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"

edacious

adjective1. Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume:gluttonous, greedy, hoggish, piggish, ravenous, voracious.2. Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit:avid, gluttonous, greedy, omnivorous, rapacious, ravenous, unappeasable, voracious.