Definition of voracious Voracious

/vɔɹejˈʃʌs/ - [voreyshus] - vo•ra•cious

We found 6 definitions of voracious from 4 different sources.

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What does voracious mean?

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Adjective

voracious - devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
  edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, wolfish
  gluttonous given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"
voracious - excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments"
  rapacious, ravening
  acquisitive eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied"
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  • voracious (Adjective)
    Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
  • voracious (Adjective)
    Having a great appetite for anything e. g. , a voracious reader.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • voracious (a.)
    Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • voracious
    Devouring or craving food in great quantities.

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