devour
verb (used with object)
to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.
undevoured
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a word derived from
devour.
Example Sentences
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He wrenched himself away and staggered back, glaring and wiping his mouth, which was undevoured but glistening with spit.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
The canine gnawing audible on the Pebble-bank had been repeated ever since at each tide, but the pebbles remained undevoured.
From The Well-Beloved by Thomas Hardy
He did not want to die in space—wasted, forever undevoured.
From Anything You Can Do! by Randall Garrett
The Kilkenny cats of fable could leave a residuum in the shape of their undevoured tails.
From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by William James
He had caught his fly in the web; he was not likely to let him go long undevoured.
From Helmet of Navarre by Bertha Runkle
