adjective

esurient

esu·ri·ent

esurient · more esurient · most esurient

Very greedy or hungryVery greedy or hungry; ravenous; (figuratively) avid, eager.

UK/ɪˈsjʊə.ɹɪ.ənt/US/ɪˈsʊ.ɹi.ənt/

Meaning

1 senses

(formal, humorous, often)Very greedy or hungry; ravenous; (figuratively) avid, eager.

More definitions

devouring or craving food in great quantities
(often followed by ‘for’) ardently or excessively desirous
extremely hungry

Origin

Borrowed from Latin ēsurient, ēsurientem, from ēsuriēns (“hungering”), present participle

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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