greedy (of eating)

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• vo|ra´cious|ness — vo|ra|cious «vuh RAY shuhs», adjective. 1. eating much; greedy in eating; ravenous: »voracious sharks. SYNONYM(S): gluttonous. 2. Figurative. very eager; unable to be satisfied: »He is a voracious reader of history. SYNONYM(S): insatiable …   Useful english dictionary

• vo|ra´cious|ly — vo|ra|cious «vuh RAY shuhs», adjective. 1. eating much; greedy in eating; ravenous: »voracious sharks. SYNONYM(S): gluttonous. 2. Figurative. very eager; unable to be satisfied: »He is a voracious reader of history. SYNONYM(S): insatiable …   Useful english dictionary

• vo|ra|cious — «vuh RAY shuhs», adjective. 1. eating much; greedy in eating; ravenous: »voracious sharks. SYNONYM(S): gluttonous. 2. Figurative. very eager; unable to be satisfied: »He is a voracious reader of history. SYNONYM(S): insatiable …   Useful english dictionary

• voracious — [vô rā′shəs, vərā′shəs] adj. [L vorax (gen. voracis), greedy to devour < vorare, to devour < IE base * gwer , to devour, GORGE > Gr bora, food (of carnivorous beasts), L gurges, gorge] 1. greedy in eating; devouring or eager to devour… …   English World dictionary

• e|da|cious — «ih DAY shuhs», adjective. 1. eating much; greedy in eating; voracious. SYNONYM(S): ravenous. 2. Figurative: »Concord Bridge has long since yielded to the edacious tooth of time (James Russell Lowell). ╂[< Latin edāx, ācis (with English ous)… …   Useful english dictionary

• Voracious — Vo*ra cious, a. [L. vorax, acis, fr. vorare to devour; akin to Gr. ? meat, food, ? to devour, Skr. gar. Cf. {Devour}.] Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Voraciously — Voracious Vo*ra cious, a. [L. vorax, acis, fr. vorare to devour; akin to Gr. ? meat, food, ? to devour, Skr. gar. Cf. {Devour}.] Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Voraciousness — Voracious Vo*ra cious, a. [L. vorax, acis, fr. vorare to devour; akin to Gr. ? meat, food, ? to devour, Skr. gar. Cf. {Devour}.] Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• likky-likky — I Jamaican Slang Glossary One who is greedy about eating everything seen. Yu too likky likky. II TOO LIKKY LIKKY Rasta Dictionary title given to those who like to eat any food they encounter , without discretion …   English dialects glossary

• voracious — /vəˈreɪʃəs / (say vuh rayshuhs) adjective 1. devouring or craving food in large quantities: a voracious appetite. 2. greedy in eating; ravenous. 3. eager and indefatigable: *He took up his drink and moved off toward the bookcase: I m a voracious… …  

• voracious — adj. 1 greedy in eating, ravenous. 2 very eager in some activity (a voracious reader). Derivatives: voraciously adv. voraciousness n. voracity n. Etymology: L vorax f. vorare devour …   Useful english dictionary