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Meaning of 'esurient' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Esurient [ a.]
- Inclined to eat; hungry; voracious.
2 . Esurient [ n.]
- One who is hungry or greedy.

Meaning of 'esurient' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . esurient [ s]
Meaning (1):
- devouring or craving food in great quantities
Example in sentence:
  • a rapacious appetite;
  • edacious vultures;
  • ravenous as wolves;
  • voracious sharks
Meaning (2):
- extremely hungry
Example in sentence:
  • a ravenous boy;
  • fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy;
  • the family was starved and ragged;
  • they were tired and famished for food and sleep
Meaning (3):
- (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
Example in sentence:
  • an avid ambition to succeed;
  • avid for adventure;
  • fierce devouring affection;
  • greedy for fame;
  • the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity

Nearby Words:

esurine

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