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1 greed
[ɡri:d](a (too) great desire for food, money etc: Eating five cakes is just sheer greed.) grådighed- greedy- greedily
- greediness* * *[ɡri:d](a (too) great desire for food, money etc: Eating five cakes is just sheer greed.) grådighed- greedy- greedily
- greediness
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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