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Dictionary: e·da·cious   (ĭ-dā'shəs) pronunciation
 
adj.

Characterized by voracity; devouring.

[From Latin edāx, edāc-, from edere, to eat.]

edacity e·dac'i·ty (ĭ-dăs'ĭ-tē) n.
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Thesaurus: edacious
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adjective

  1. Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume: gluttonous, greedy, hoggish, piggish, ravenous, voracious. See desire, ingestion.
  2. Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit: avid, gluttonous, greedy, omnivorous, rapacious, ravenous, unappeasable, voracious. See desire.

 
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[fr. L. edax < edere, to eat]  /i DAY shus/
voracious; devouring, often said of time
Tempus edax rerum. (Time devours everything.) - Ovid, Metamorphoses
 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: devouring or craving food in great quantities
  Synonyms: esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish


 
 
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