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    e·su·ri·ent
    /əˈso͝orēənt/

    adjective

    • 1. hungry or greedy. archaic, humorous

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › esurientEsurient Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : hungry, greedy. esuriently adverb. Did you know? If you're hungry for a new way to express your hunger, you might find that esurient fits your palate. Be forewarned, however, that when used literally esurient has a humorous flavor.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › esurientEsurient - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Esurient describes someone who's famished or capable of eating an unbelievable amount of food. That's why an esurient group of high school kids might consume an alarming number of pizzas, and a people-eating monster with an esurient glimmer in its eye would make you run the other way.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › esurientESURIENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Esurient definition: hungry; greedy. See examples of ESURIENT used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishESURIENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. esuriently (eˈsuriently) adverb. Word origin. C17: from Latin ēsurīre to be hungry, from edere to eat. Word Frequency. esurient in American English. (iˈsʊriənt ; iˈsjʊriənt ) adjective. hungry; voracious; greedy. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › esurientEsurient - definition of esurient by The Free Dictionary

    esurient - (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › esurientEsurient Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    One who is hungry or greedy. Wiktionary. Advertisement. Other Word Forms of Esurient. Noun. Singular: esurient.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › esurient35 Synonyms & Antonyms of ESURIENT - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for ESURIENT: greedy, ravenous, gluttonous, voracious, hungry, starving, hoggish, piggish; Antonyms of ESURIENT: satisfied, full, content, stuffed, glutted, sated, satiated

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › esurientesurient - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · esurient (comparative more esurient, superlative most esurient) (formal, now often humorous) Very greedy or hungry; ravenous; (figuratively) avid, eager. [from late 17th c.] Synonyms: see Thesaurus: voracious

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › esurient_adjesurient, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word esurient. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  11. www.wordsense.eu › esurientesurient: meaning, synonyms - WordSense

    What does esurient‎ mean? esurient ‎ in. English. Latin. esurient ( English) Origin & history. From Latin ēsurīre ("hungry, desiderative verb"), from edō ("to eat"). Adjective. esurient ( comparative more esurient, superlative most esurient) Very hungry or greedy; ravenous. Carlyle. Poor, but esurient.