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esurient

[ih-soor-ee-uhnt]

adjective

  1. hungry; greedy.

    Be wary of esurient moneylenders.

    Synonyms: ,


esurient

/ ɪˈ²õÂáÊŠÉ™°ùɪə²Ô³Ù /

adjective

  1. greedy; voracious

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • esurience noun
  • esuriency noun
  • esuriently adverb
  • nonesurient adjective
  • nonesuriently adverb
  • ±ðˈ²õ³Ü°ù¾±±ð²Ô³¦±ð noun
  • ±ðˈ²õ³Ü°ù¾±±ð²Ô³Ù±ô²â adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of esurient1

First recorded in 1665–75; from Latin ŧ²õ³Ü°ù¾±±ð²Ô³Ù- (stem of ŧ²õ³Ü°ù¾±Å§²Ô²õ, present participle of ŧ²õ³Ü°ùÄ«°ù±ð ) “hungering,†equivalent to ŧ²õ³Ü°ù- “hunger†+ -ent- -ent
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of esurient1

C17: from Latin ŧ²õ³Ü°ùÄ«°ù±ð to be hungry, from edere to eat
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Has the surfeit of wild and varied musical content available to anyone with a Web browser inadvertently engineered a new breed of omnivorous consumer—esurient, demanding fresh permutations?

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Oscar—the amiable, irresponsible, esurient Oscar—with no more sense of a picture than of the fit of a coat, has the courage of the opinions ... of others!

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"Oscar—the amiable, irresponsible, esurient Oscar—with no more sense of a picture than of the fit of a coat, has the courage of the opinions ... of others!"

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Lowest of all are those whose esurient vanity, acting on a frivolous levity of mind, urges them to make Literature a plaything for display.

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"Oscar—the amiable, irresponsible, esurient Oscar—with no more sense of a picture than of the fit of a coat, has the courage of the opinions . . . . of others!"

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