Voracious
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /vɔːˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Voracious is an adjective meaning (of a person or their appetite) Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
Meaning
(of a person or their appetite) Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
More Meanings
- Having a great appetite for anything; eager.
Example Sentences
a voracious reader
He is voracious by suppertime.
His appetite is voracious by suppertime.
Methodical and voracious, these hackers wanted all the files they could find.
Synonyms for voracious
Depending on context, synonyms include eager, cormorant, edacious, esurient, gluttonous, gutfoundered.
Antonyms for voracious
Common opposites include abstemious, unvoracious.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include edacious, gluttonous, rapacious, ravening, esurient, wolfish.
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