esurient

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

adjective

1. extremely hungry
- they were tired and famished for food and sleep
- a ravenous boy
- the family was starved and ragged
- fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy
• Syn:
famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved
• Similar to:
hungry
• Derivationally related forms:
esurience, ravenousness (for: ravenous)
2. devouring or craving food in great quantities
- edacious vultures
- a rapacious appetite
- ravenous as wolves
- voracious sharks
• Syn:
edacious, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish
• Similar to:
gluttonous
• Derivationally related forms:
voraciousness (for: voracious), voracity (for: voracious), ravenousness (for: ravenous), rapaciousness (for: rapacious), rapacity (for: rapacious), esurience, edacity (for: edacious)
3. (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
• Syn:
avid, devouring, greedy
• Similar to:
desirous, wishful

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  edacious, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish, avid, devouring(a), greedy, famished, sharp-set, starved