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voraciousness
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Voraciousness
(gcide) | 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 appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool. --Dampier. --
Vo*ra"cious*ly, adv. -- Vo*ra"cious*ness, n.
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voraciousness
(wn) | voraciousness
n 1: excessive desire to eat [syn: edacity, esurience,
ravenousness, voracity, voraciousness]
2: extreme gluttony [syn: edacity, esurience,
rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness]
3: an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts);
"the greediness of lawyers" [syn: greediness,
voraciousness, rapaciousness] |
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Voraciousness
(gcide) | 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 appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool. --Dampier. --
Vo*ra"cious*ly, adv. -- Vo*ra"cious*ness, n.
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