edacious C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /ɪˈdeɪʃəs/ UK /ɪˈdeɪʃəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj having a huge appetite; voracious or devouring Time is edacious, consuming even the proudest monuments. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having a huge appetite;... voraciousravenousgluttonousinsatiablegreedydevouring ↔ Opposites abstemioustemperatesatiated Word family Derived forms edaciouslyedacity Related forms edibleesculent Etymology AI details From Latin edāx (genitive edācis, 'gluttonous, devouring'), from edere ('to eat'), + the English suffix -ous. edāx Latin edere Latin *h₁ed- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # edacious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪˈdeɪʃəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈdeɪʃəs/ ## Meanings 1. having a huge appetite; voracious or devouring ## Examples - Time is edacious, consuming even the proudest monuments. ## Synonyms - voracious - ravenous - gluttonous - insatiable - greedy - devouring ## Antonyms - abstemious - temperate - satiated ## Derived Forms - edaciously - edacity ## Related Forms - edible - esculent ## Roots and Affixes - Root: edāx - Root: edere - Root: *h₁ed- ## Etymology From Latin edāx (genitive edācis, 'gluttonous, devouring'), from edere ('to eat'), + the English suffix -ous. ## AI Etymology Edacious is from Latin edāx (genitive edācis, 'gluttonous, devouring'), from edere ('to eat'), + the English suffix -ous. Important recorded forms include edāx (Latin), edere (Latin), and *h₁ed- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers having a huge appetite; voracious or devouring. The wider family includes derived forms such as edaciously and edacity and related words such as edible and esculent. ## Topics - Food & Drink - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown