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- Dictionaryesurient/ɪˈsjʊərɪənt/
adjective
- 1. hungry or greedy. archaic, humorous
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esu· ri· ent i-ˈsu̇r-ē-ənt. -ˈzu̇r- Synonyms of esurient. : hungry, greedy. esuriently adverb. Did you know? If you're hungry for a new way to express your hunger, you might find that esurient fits your palate. Be forewarned, however, that when used literally esurient has a humorous flavor.
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.
Definition of 'esurient' Word Frequency. Share. ×. Credits. ×. esurient in British English. (ɪˈsjʊərɪənt) adjective. greedy; voracious. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. esurience (eˈsurience) or esuriency (eˈsuriency) noun. esuriently (eˈsuriently) adverb. Word origin.
esurient - (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"
Jun 2, 2024 · esurient (comparative more esurient, superlative most esurient) (formal, now often humorous) Very greedy or hungry; ravenous; (figuratively) avid, eager. [from late 17th c.] Synonyms: see Thesaurus: voracious
Synonyms for ESURIENT: greedy, ravenous, gluttonous, voracious, hungry, starving, hoggish, piggish; Antonyms of ESURIENT: satisfied, full, content, stuffed, glutted, sated, satiated
