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esurient
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e·su·ri·ent  (-sr-nt, -zr-)
adj.
Hungry; greedy.

[Latin surins, surient-, present participle of surre, desiderative of edere, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]

e·suri·ence (-ns), e·suri·en·cy (-n-s) n.
e·suri·ent·ly adv.

esurient [ɪˈsjʊərɪənt]
adj
greedy; voracious
[from Latin ēsurīre to be hungry, from edere to eat]
esurience , esuriency n
esuriently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.esurient - extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
hungry - feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people"
2.esurient - (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"
desirous, wishful - having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"
3.esurientesurient - 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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