voracious

[vaw-rey-shuh s, voh-, vuh-]

adjective

craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite.
exceedingly eager or avid: voracious readers; a voracious collector.

Origin of voracious

First recorded in 1625–35; voraci(ty) + -ous

Related formsvo·ra·cious·ly, adverbvo·ra·cious·ness, nounun·vo·ra·cious, adjectiveun·vo·ra·cious·ly, adverbun·vo·ra·cious·ness, noun

Can be confusedveracious vociferous voracious

Synonyms

1. See ravenous. 2. rapacious, insatiable.

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Examples from the Web for voraciously

Contemporary Examples

The critics have something of a point: Israelis voraciously consume media that, for the most part, operates uninhibited.
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Ali Gharib
May 10, 2013
He loved or loathed immediately, and he did both as voraciously as he smoked, spoke and drank.
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December 17, 2011
Over about 10 years, Mozart voraciously incorporated different styles and motifs and developed his own voice.
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David Shenk
May 13, 2011

Historical Examples

At that period of his life a man becomes too voraciously constant.
The Short Works of George Meredith
George Meredith
It was a party that had never fed; and it was voraciously hungry.
The Life Of Abraham Lincoln
Ward H. Lamon
In its youth the Parmesan is very soft and easy, and is voraciously devoured.
First and Last
H. Belloc
Voraciously I watched her smooth face as she untied the thread.
Memoirs of a Midget
Walter de la Mare
She read rapidly, and, as clever children often do, voraciously.
Harriet Martineau
Florence Fenwick Miller

British Dictionary definitions for voraciously

voracious

adjective

devouring or craving food in great quantities
very eager or unremitting in some activityvoracious reading

Derived Formsvoraciously, adverbvoracity (vɒˈræsɪtɪ) or voraciousness, noun

Word Origin

C17: from Latin vorāx swallowing greedily, from vorāre to devour

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Word Origin and History for voraciously

voracious

adj.

1630s, formed as an adjectival form of voracity. Related: Voraciously.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for voraciously

Contemporary Examples

The critics have something of a point: Israelis voraciously consume media that, for the most part, operates uninhibited.

He loved or loathed immediately, and he did both as voraciously as he smoked, spoke and drank.

Over about 10 years, Mozart voraciously incorporated different styles and motifs and developed his own voice.

Historical Examples

At that period of his life a man becomes too voraciously constant.

It was a party that had never fed; and it was voraciously hungry.

In its youth the Parmesan is very soft and easy, and is voraciously devoured.

Voraciously I watched her smooth face as she untied the thread.

She read rapidly, and, as clever children often do, voraciously.

voracious

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for voraciously

voracious

adj.

Origin of voracious