edacious
[ ih-dey-shuh s ]
/ ɪˈdeɪ ʃəs /
adjective
devouring; voracious; consuming.
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Related formsun·e·da·cious, adjectiveun·e·da·cious·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for edacious
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 RihaniThus Time rolls on in its many-colored manner, edacious and feracious.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas CarlyleThese 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
British Dictionary definitions for edacious
edacious
/ (ɪˈdeɪʃəs) /
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
edacious
1829, from Latin edaci-, stem of edax "voracious, gluttonous," from edere "to eat" (see edible) + -ous. Related: Edacity (1620s).
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