edacious

[ih-dey-shuh s]

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adjective

devouring; voracious; consuming.

Origin of edacious

First recorded in 1810–20; edaci(ty) + -ous

Related formsun·e·da·cious, adjectiveun·e·da·cious·ly, adverb

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Historical Examples of edacious

These words Hyndford listened to with an edacious solid countenance, and greedily took them down.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIII. (of XXI.)
Thomas Carlyle
Thus Time rolls on in its many-colored manner, edacious and feracious.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)
Thomas Carlyle
And that he became audacious, edacious, and loquacious, is evident from such wit and flippancy as he here likes to display.
The Book of Khalid
Ameen Rihani

British Dictionary definitions for edacious

edacious

adjective

mainly jocular devoted to eating; voracious; greedy

Derived Formsedaciously, adverbedacity (ɪˈdæsɪtɪ) or edaciousness, noun

Word Origin for edacious

C19: from Latin edāx voracious, from edere to eat

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Word Origin and History for edacious

adj.

1829, from Latin edaci-, stem of edax "voracious, gluttonous," from edere "to eat" (see edible) + -ous. Related: Edacity (1620s).