gluttonous

[ gluht-n-uh s ]

/ ˈglʌt n əs /

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adjective

tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious.

greedy; insatiable.

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RELATED WORDS

covetous, greedy, gross, insatiable, omnivorous, prodigious, rapacious, ravenous, edacious, hoggish, piggish, gorging, piggy, ravening, unquenchable, wolfish

Nearby words

glutitis, glutose, glutton, glutton for punishment, gluttonize, gluttonous, gluttony, gly, glyburide, glyc-, glyc.

Origin of gluttonous

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at glutton¹, -ous

Related forms

glut·ton·ous·ly, adverbglut·ton·ous·ness, nounun·glut·ton·ous, adjective

Can be confused

glutenous glutinous gluttonous

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Examples from the Web for gluttonous

Instead, the loot was retained for the benefit of the despicable Emir Al-Sabah IV and a few hundred gluttonous Kuwaiti princes.
The End of U.S. Imperium—Finally!|David Stockman|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The gluttonous creators chat with Marlow Stern about heading to TV.
Epic Meal Time Creators on Their Future Plans|Marlow Stern|March 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
This gluttonous appetite, they say, is occasioned by the cold.
The Great Company|Beckles Willson
Invigorated by their gluttonous repast, most of them consented to return.
The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2|J. T. Headley.

With a gluttonous chuckle the stranger turned suddenly into a neighboring passage.
In the Name of Liberty|Owen Johnson
He is lazy and filthy, gluttonous, and would be a wine-bibber had he the chance.
Pictures of Canadian Life|J. Ewing Ritchie
He was gluttonous and self-indulgent, and, toward the end of his life, so bloated as to be helpless.
The Law of Civilization and Decay|Brooks Adams