voracious
/vɔːˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/
VƆːɹEꞮ · ʃəs (2 syllables)
English
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Definition
Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
Etymology
From Latin vorāx, from vorō (“I devour”).
Example Sentences
- "He is voracious by suppertime."
- "His appetite is voracious by suppertime."
- "I never had so much as […] one wish to God to direct me whither I should go, or to keep me from the danger which apparently surrounded me, as well from voracious creatures as cruel savages."
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