esurient

[ ih-soor-ee-uhnt ]
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adjective
  1. hungry; greedy: Be wary of esurient moneylenders.

Origin of esurient

1
First recorded in 1665–75; from Latin ēsurient- (stem of ēsuriēns, present participle of ēsurīre ) “hungering,” equivalent to ēsur- “hunger” + -ent- -ent

Other words for esurient

Other words from esurient

  • e·su·ri·ence, e·su·ri·en·cy, noun
  • e·su·ri·ent·ly, adverb
  • non·e·su·ri·ent, adjective
  • non·e·su·ri·ent·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for esurient

esurient

/ (ɪˈsjʊərɪənt) /


adjective
  1. greedy; voracious

Origin of esurient

1
C17: from Latin ēsurīre to be hungry, from edere to eat

Derived forms of esurient

  • esurience or esuriency, noun
  • esuriently, adverb

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