voracious
C1
adj
Freq #30484
Meanings
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1
adj
devouring or craving food in great quantities
I have a voracious appetite after cycling.
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2
adj
excessively greedy and grasping
You are a voracious reader.
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3
adj
Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
He is voracious by suppertime.
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4
adj
Having a great appetite for anything; eager.
a voracious reader
Etymology
From Latin vorāx, from vorō (“to devour”).
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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