Esurient \E*su"ri*ent\, a. [L. esuriens, p. pr. of ensurire, fr.
edere to eat.]
Inclined to eat; hungry; voracious. [R.] --Bailey. "Poor, but
esurient." --Carlyle.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Esurient \E*su"ri*ent\, n.
One who is hungry or greedy. [R.]
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An insatiable esurient after riches. --Wood.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
esurient
adj 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]
2: (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(a),
greedy]
3: devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious
vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves";
"voracious sharks" [syn: edacious, rapacious, ravening,
ravenous, voracious, wolfish]
WordNet (r) 2.0
avid, devouring(a), edacious, famished, greedy, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, sharp-set, starved, voracious, wolfish
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