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voracious

[vaw-rey-shuhs, vuh-]

adjective

  1. craving or consuming large quantities of food.

    a voracious appetite.

  2. exceedingly eager or avid.

    voracious readers; a voracious collector.

    Synonyms: ,


voracious

/ vɒˈræsɪtɪ, vɒˈreɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. devouring or craving food in great quantities

  2. very eager or unremitting in some activity

    voracious reading

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • voraciously adverb
  • voraciousness noun
  • unvoracious adjective
  • unvoraciousness noun
  • voracity noun
  • ˈdzܲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of voracious1

First recorded in 1625–35; voraci(ty) + -ous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of voracious1

C17: from Latin ǰ swallowing greedily, from ǰ to devour
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He’s a voracious intellectual who understands the value of a masterpiece on a practical level, buying great works by the dozens.

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Stu Spencer, he said, was a voracious reader and owned “one of the greatest political minds in history.”

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A voracious reader and lover of cats and nature, the lifetime member of the Actors Studio “is mourned by a small but very close circle of friends who will miss him eternally,” his family said.

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She was a voracious reader and a skilled pianist.

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From pilfering chips to swallowing whole starfish, gulls are known for their voracious appetites.

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