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- Dictionaryesurient/ɪˈsjʊərɪənt/
adjective
- 1. hungry or greedy. archaic, humorous
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Esurient is an adjective that means hungry or greedy, derived from the Latin verb esurire. Learn its synonyms, examples, word history, and related words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Esurient describes someone who's famished or capable of eating an unbelievable amount of food. That's why an esurient group of high school kids might consume an alarming number of pizzas, and a people-eating monster with an esurient glimmer in its eye would make you run the other way.
Esurient definition: hungry; greedy. See examples of ESURIENT used in a sentence.
Esurient means greedy or voracious, especially for food. It comes from Latin ēsurīre, meaning to be hungry. See synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of usage.
Esurient means hungry or greedy, from Latin ēsurīre to be hungry. Find out more about its pronunciation, translation, and related terms for hungry.
Jun 2, 2024 · esurient is an adjective meaning very greedy or hungry, or a noun meaning one who is greedy or hungry. It comes from Latin ēsurient, the present participle of ēsuriō, meaning to be hungry.
Esurient means having a huge appetite, as in greedy. Find 35 synonyms and antonyms of esurient, such as ravenous, voracious, and satisfied, in this online thesaurus.
