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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.

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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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Derived Forms

  • voracity, noun
  • ˈdzܲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··dzܲ· adverb
  • ··dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲ···dzܲ adjective
  • un···dzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of voracious1

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

Origin of voracious1

C17: from Latin ǰ swallowing greedily, from ǰ to devour
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From pilfering chips to swallowing whole starfish, gulls are known for their voracious appetites.

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China first ramped up trade with Latin America in the early 2000s to satisfy its voracious appetite for commodities during an economic boom.

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A voracious reader, Walger lost, among other treasured items, her vast book collection, which contained everything from contemporary fiction and Romantic poetry to treasured childhood books with her annotations scrawled in the margins.

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A voracious reader since girlhood, she was admitted early, before she finished high school.

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Payne, a gifted lyricist and voracious listener, had a steeper climb to find his own sound.

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