Hungry; greedy.
[Latin ēsuriēns, ēsurient-, present participle of ēsurīre.]
esurience e·su'ri·ence (-əns) or e·su'ri·en·cy (-ən-sē) n.esuriently e·su'ri·ent·ly adv.
esurient
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e·su·ri·ent (ĭ-sʊr'ē-ənt, ĭ-zʊr'-)  |
esuriently e·su'ri·ent·ly adv.
| WordNet: esurient |
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The adjective has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
extremely hungry
Synonyms: famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved
Meaning #2:
(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
Synonyms: avid, devouring, greedy
Meaning #3:
devouring or craving food in great quantities
Synonyms: edacious, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish
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