voracious
[ vaw-rey-shuh s, voh-, vuh- ]
/ vɔˈreɪ ʃəs, voʊ-, və- /
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adjective
craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite.
exceedingly eager or avid: voracious readers; a voracious collector.
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Origin of voracious
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voracious
/ (vɒˈreɪʃəs) /
adjective
devouring or craving food in great quantities
very eager or unremitting in some activityvoracious reading
Word Origin for voracious
C17: from Latin vorāx swallowing greedily, from vorāre to devour
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voracious
1630s, formed as an adjectival form of voracity. Related: Voraciously.
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