voracious

C1
US /vɔːˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/
adj Freq #30484

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    devouring or craving food in great quantities

    I have a voracious appetite after cycling.

  2. 2
    adj

    excessively greedy and grasping

    You are a voracious reader.

  3. 3
    adj

    Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.

    He is voracious by suppertime.

  4. 4
    adj

    Having a great appetite for anything; eager.

    a voracious reader

Etymology

From Latin vorāx, from vorō (“to devour”).

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · devouring or craving food... edacious
2 adj · excessively greedy and... rapacious
4 adj · having a great appetite for... eager
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Opposites
abstemiousunvoracious
Word family
Derived forms unvoraciousvoraciouslyvoraciousness
Related forms devouringgluttongreedomnivorousvoracity

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