gluttonous

[gluht-n-uhs]

adjective

1. tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious.

2. greedy; insatiable.

Other Word Forms

• gluttonously adverb
• gluttonousness noun
• ungluttonous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gluttonous¹

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

Example Sentences

When Spike turns 12, Jamie takes him to the mainland, where the infected roam freely — some gluttonous and crawling; others fast-moving and strong — to learn how to hunt and gather to provide for the island.

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England's gluttonous run-scoring on the opening day verged on tedium because of its one-sided nature.

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In literature, it quietly signalled comfort or complacency; in films, it became a shorthand for the lazy official, gluttonous uncle, or a corrupt policeman.

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He’s a more grounded, gluttonous kind of guy.

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In fact, Klopp will be gluttonous, and want to win everything in his final season in charge of the Reds.

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