gluttonous

[ gluht-n-uhs ]

adjective

1. tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious.
2. greedy; insatiable.

Other Words From

• glutton·ous·ly adverb
• glutton·ous·ness noun
• un·glutton·ous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gluttonous¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; glutton ¹ + -ous

Example Sentences

Lepore explains what went wrong and what we desperately need to learn in handling our current reality of misinformation and bad polling, as well as the gluttonous amount of private data being uploaded instantly from our phones on a constant basis.

From Fortune

Instead, the loot was retained for the benefit of the despicable Emir Al-Sabah IV and a few hundred gluttonous Kuwaiti princes.

From The Daily Beast

The gluttonous creators chat with Marlow Stern about heading to TV.

From The Daily Beast

But while fast food is notoriously gluttonous, the meals at chain restaurants can be worse… a lot worse.

From The Daily Beast

He was really nourished by the farmer's gluttonous delight in his supposed piles of wealth.

From Project Gutenberg

"Stewed eels make a nice supper," interrupted Tweasle with gluttonous simplicity.

From Project Gutenberg

He became, frankly and palpably gluttonous, stamping and whinnying for his food and bolting it ravenously when he got it.

From Project Gutenberg

The bug is not a gluttonous insect, always bloodthirsty; on the contrary, its sobriety is remarkable.

From Project Gutenberg

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold a man gluttonous and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.

From Project Gutenberg