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adjective
- 1. excessively greedy: "a group of gluttonous party-goers"
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The meaning of GLUTTONOUS is marked by or given to gluttony. How to use gluttonous in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Gluttonous.
GLUTTONOUS definition: 1. eating and drinking more than you need 2. using more than you need: 3. eating and drinking more…. Learn more.
Definitions of gluttonous. adjective. given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink. “a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure” synonyms: crapulous. given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking. crapulent, crapulous. suffering from excessive eating or drinking.
Gluttonous definition: tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious.. See examples of GLUTTONOUS used in a sentence.
If you think that someone eats too much and is greedy, you can say they are gluttonous..... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Definition of gluttonous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. A person who eats or consumes immoderate amounts of food and drink. 2. A person with an inordinate capacity to receive or withstand something: a glutton for punishment. 3. See wolverine. [Middle English glotoun, from Old French gloton, from Latin gluttō, gluttōn-.
Gluttonous definition: . See examples of GLUTTONOUS used in a sentence.
noun [ U ] disapproving us / ˈɡlʌt̬. ə n.i / uk / ˈɡlʌt. ə n.i / Add to word list. a situation in which people eat and drink more than they need to: They treat Christmas as just another excuse for gluttony. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Greedy. avarice. avariciously. consumerism. grasping. greedily. greediness. greedy. Mammon.
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