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e·da·cious  (-dshs)
adj.
Characterized by voracity; devouring.

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

e·daci·ty (-ds-t) n.

edacious [ɪˈdeɪʃəs]
adj
Chiefly humorous devoted to eating; voracious; greedy
[from Latin edāx voracious, from edere to eat]
edaciously  adv
edacity  [ɪˈdæsɪtɪ], edaciousness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.edacious - devouring or craving food in great quantitiesedacious - devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
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"


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The journal states: "When the work of modern improvement in Birmingham is in many directions changing the appearance of the city, it is not unpleasant to think that the original tripe house, in Digbeth, has been spared the edacious tooth of old time.
 
 
 
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