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e·da·cious

(ĭ-dā′shəs)

adj.

Characterized by voracity; devouring.

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

e·dac′i·ty (ĭ-dăs′ĭ-tē) n.

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edacious

(ɪˈdeɪʃəs)

adj

chiefly jocular devoted to eating; voracious; greedy

[C19: from Latin edāx voracious, from edere to eat]

eˈdaciously adv

edacity, eˈdaciousness n

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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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Adj.

edacious - devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"

ravenous, voracious, wolfish, esurient, rapacious, ravening

gluttonous - 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

adjective

1. 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.

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