voracious.
Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
Meaning & usage
Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
He is voracious by suppertime.
His appetite is voracious by suppertime.
Having a great appetite for anything; eager.
a voracious reader
a boy with a voracious and undiscriminating appetite for facts
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂ Proto-Italic *worā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vorō Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin vorāx English -acious English voracious From Latin vorāx + English -acious. First attested in the 17th century.
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