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    esurient
    /ɪˈsjʊərɪənt/

    adjective

    • 1. hungry or greedy. archaic, humorous

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › esurientEsurient Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › esurientEsurient - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › esurientESURIENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Esurient definition: hungry; greedy. See examples of ESURIENT used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishESURIENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. esuriently (eˈsuriently) adverb. Word origin. C17: from Latin ēsurīre to be hungry, from edere to eat. Word Frequency. esurient in American English. (iˈsʊriənt ; iˈsjʊriənt ) adjective. hungry; voracious; greedy. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › esurientEsurient - definition of esurient by The Free Dictionary

    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"

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › esurientesurient - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    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

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › esurientEsurient Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    noun. One who is hungry or greedy. Wiktionary. Advertisement. Other Word Forms of Esurient. Noun. Singular: esurient.

  9. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › esurient35 Synonyms & Antonyms of ESURIENT - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for ESURIENT: greedy, ravenous, gluttonous, voracious, hungry, starving, hoggish, piggish; Antonyms of ESURIENT: satisfied, full, content, stuffed, glutted, sated, satiated

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryESURIENT definition in American English | Collins English...

    adjective. hungry; greedy. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms. esurience or esuriency. noun. esuriently.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › esurience'sESURIENT Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Esurient definition: hungry; greedy. See examples of ESURIENT used in a sentence.