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   voracious

   /vəˈreɪʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. wanting or devouring great quantities of food: "a voracious appetite"
   • ▪ engaging in an activity with great eagerness or enthusiasm: "she's a voracious reader"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin vorax, vorac- (from vorare ‘devour’) + -ious.

   Derivatives

   • 1. voraciously adverb
   • 2. voraciousness noun
   • 3. voracity noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVORACIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   VORACIOUS definition: 1. very eager for something, especially a lot of food: 2. very eager for something, especially a…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › voraciousVoracious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of VORACIOUS is having a huge appetite : ravenous. How to use voracious in a sentence. Did you know? Veracious or voracious? Synonym Discussion of Voracious.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVORACIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe a person, or their appetite for something, as voracious, you mean that they want a lot of something.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryVORACIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   very eager for something, especially a lot of food: He has a voracious appetite (= he eats a lot). He's a voracious reader of historical novels (= he reads a lot of them eagerly and quickly). Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. wanting or needing food. hungry By dinner time we all felt really hungry.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishvoracious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of voracious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › voraciousVoracious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Voracious is an adjective used to describe a wolflike appetite. It might be a craving for food or for something else, such as power, but the word usually denotes an unflattering greediness. Voracious comes from the Latin vorāre, "to devour."

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of voracious – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   VORACIOUS definition: wanting to do something a lot, especially wanting to eat a lot of food: . Learn more.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › voracious_adjvoracious, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective voracious mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective voracious. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › voraciousVoracious - definition of voracious by The Free Dictionary

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    Define voracious. voracious synonyms, voracious pronunciation, voracious translation, English dictionary definition of voracious. adj. 1. Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous. 2. Having or marked by a strong desire for an activity or pursuit: a voracious...

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryVORACIOUS - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    A complete guide to the word "VORACIOUS": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.