voracious
adjective
craving or consuming large quantities of food.
voraciousness
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a word derived from
voracious.
Example Sentences
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With Aster, for example, their bond emerged from a shared voraciousness for film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
“Hooded” demonstrates a voraciousness for forms and ideas.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
But the staffers describe a situation where the accusations were, because of the voraciousness of Carnahan's response, generally accepted as true among party insiders.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2021
Ovechkin went after the mark with some combination of viciousness and voraciousness.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2020
Had she but known the condition of the army at Morristown she would not have wondered at the boy’s voraciousness.
From Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls by Lucy Foster Madison
