edacious

C2+ Topic:Food & Drink

US /ɪˈdeɪʃəs/ UK /ɪˈdeɪʃəs/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
having a huge appetite; voracious or devouring

Time is edacious, consuming even the proudest monuments.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having a huge appetite;... voracious ravenous gluttonous insatiable greedydevouring

Opposites

abstemious temperate satiated

Word family

Derived forms edaciouslyedacity

Related forms edible esculent

Etymology

From Latin edāx (genitive edācis, 'gluttonous, devouring'), from edere ('to eat'), + the English suffix -ous.

edāx Latin edere Latin *h₁ed- Proto-Indo-European

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Food & Drink Word Formation & Derivatives

# 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

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