voracious

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adjective

1. excessively greedy and grasping
- a rapacious divorcee on the prowl
- ravening creditors
- paying taxes to voracious governments
• Syn:
rapacious, ravening
• Similar to:
acquisitive
• Derivationally related forms:
voraciousness, rapacity (for: rapacious)
2. devouring or craving food in great quantities
- edacious vultures
- a rapacious appetite
- ravenous as wolves
- voracious sharks
• Syn:
edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, wolfish
• Similar to:
gluttonous
• Derivationally related forms:
voraciousness, voracity, ravenousness (for: ravenous), rapaciousness (for: rapacious), rapacity (for: rapacious), esurience (for: esurient), edacity (for: edacious)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, wolfish