gluttonous
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˈɡlʌtənəs/
:
glotón
- His fourteenth satire is an attack on the gluttonous spendthrift father who feasts lavishly and sets a bad example so that his son always longs to dine in the same sumptuous manner.
- gluttonous consumption
- gluttonous and greedy
- gluttonous Americans
He spoke to the poet directly and said, Art thou so gluttonous that thou hath left nothing for me?
- He spoke to the poet directly and said, Art thou so gluttonous that thou hath left nothing for me?
- But I don't think people are gluttonous and greedy.
- No good deviants that have got nothing better to do than be lazy, gluttonous, greedy.
- And then you just, it's just a dumb cycle of you being disgusting and gluttonous.
Examples
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The view of the dining room, with its slaughtered ox and proximity to the "for sale" sign, indicates a similar concern with gluttonous people who live beyond their means and are forced to sell their possessions.
Academic text (2011) -
We need to balance our checkbook and stop being such a fat, gluttonous nation.
Blog text (25) -
The world's largest fish, it turns out, is also a clever thief -- and a gluttonous one.
Blog text (27) -
Be it at home or at a restaurant, your stomach is saying, "Stop! No more, you gluttonous hog!"
Blog text (24) -
She also supposed that all this pleasure made her gluttonous and greedy.
Fiction book (1998) -
People who know me find me reasonable—neither gluttonous nor profligate.
Fiction book (1995) -
Not all peasants are ignorant, vulgar, greedy, and gluttonous.
Academic text (1991) -
After the feast, his gluttonous appetite left him feeling uncomfortable and stuffed.
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The dog displayed a gluttonous behavior, devouring its food in mere minutes.
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She admitted to her gluttonous tendencies, often treating herself to dessert multiple times a day.
Synonyms
39
7.5
Always wanting more and never feeling satisfied
19
7.5
Having a very large hunger for food or learning
1
8.9
Very hungry and likely to eat large amounts of food
1
9.1
A person who takes more than others, especially food, in a greedy, rude way
Eating large amounts of food
Being very hungry and wanting to eat a lot
Feeling sick after eating or drinking too much
Wanting far more than is fair or reasonable
Antonyms
How Gluttonous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gluttonous comes from the Latin verb gluttire, which means 'to gulp down'. Think of the English word gulp: a gluttonous person seems to eat quickly and too much, as if 'gulping down' their food, which is why gluttonous means eating too much.