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esurient

esu·rient

UK/ɪˈsjʊə.ɹɪ.ənt/ US/ɪˈʃʊə.ɹi.ənt/ uncommon formal

adjective

1.

extremely hungry

  • “they were tired and famished for food and sleep”
  • “a ravenous boy”
  • “the family was starved and ragged”
  • “fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy”
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2.

(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”
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3.

devouring or craving food in great quantities

  • “edacious vultures”
  • “a rapacious appetite”
  • “ravenous as wolves”
  • “voracious sharks”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin ēsurient, ēsurientem, from ēsuriēns (“hungering”), present participle of ēsuriō (“to be hungry, to hunger for something”), a desiderative verb from edō (“to eat”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti (“to eat”)) + -turiō (suffix indicating a desire for an action).

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