edacious
[ ih-dey-shuhs ]
adjective
devouring; voracious; consuming.
Origin of edacious
1Other words from edacious
- un·e·da·cious, adjective
- un·e·da·cious·ly, adverb
Words Nearby edacious
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How to use edacious in a sentence
Thus Time rolls on in its many-colored manner, edacious and feracious.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleThese words Hyndford listened to with an edacious solid countenance, and greedily took them down.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIII. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleAnd that he became audacious, edacious, and loquacious, is evident from such wit and flippancy as he here likes to display.
The Book of Khalid | Ameen Rihani
British Dictionary definitions for edacious
edacious
/ (ɪˈdeɪʃəs) /
adjective
mainly jocular devoted to eating; voracious; greedy
Origin of edacious
1C19: from Latin edāx voracious, from edere to eat
Derived forms of edacious
- edaciously, adverb
- edacity (ɪˈdæsɪtɪ) or edaciousness, noun
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