edacious
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin edācī (“gluttonous, greedy”) + -ous (adjectival suffix), from edō (“to eat”). Etymological twin to esurient (“very hungry or greedy”).
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- Rhymes: -eɪʃəs
[edit] Adjective
edacious (comparative more edacious, superlative most edacious)
- Having an insatiable appetite; voracious, ravenous, piggish.
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- See also Wikisaurus:voracious
