edacious

Examples

• All

• Children can be incredibly edacious, often asking for seconds immediately after finishing their meals.

• The edacious bear feasted on fish at the riverside during the salmon run.

• They've never given a party in their whole lives, but they want to do this because they hold you in the most edacious regard.

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Synonyms

V

voracious

vsedacious

19 7.5

Having a very large hunger for food or learning

is limited to strong appetite for food, not broadly for other interests

R

ravenous

vsedacious

18 6.0

Feeling very hungry and eager to eat

is about a habitual large appetite and devouring rather than just immediate hunger

G

gluttonous

vsedacious

3 7.2

Someone who always eats or drinks too much

is about a great appetite but does not imply moral excess or fondness

R

rapacious

vsedacious

1 8.9

Very hungry and likely to eat large amounts of food

is used for a great appetite in general, not just for people or animals

W

wolfish

vsedacious

7.2

Being very hungry and wanting to eat a lot

is a neutral term for great appetite without animal or predatory tone

R

ravening

vsedacious

9.9

Very hungry or greedy and acting in a violent way to take what others have

is centered on a great appetite without implying aggression or predatory action

E

esurient

vsedacious

• Archaic

9.9

Very hungry and wanting a lot of food or money

is used mainly for a large appetite for food, not for greed for wealth

Antonyms

F

full

853 1.0

Not wanting more food or drink after eating enough

How Hungry

ravenous

18 6.0

edacious

• Formal

9.9

hungry

∞ 1.0

peckish

• UK

5 7.3

Surface Forms

Etymology