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English adjective: voracious | |||
| 1. | voracious excessively greedy and grasping | ||
| Samples | A rapacious divorcee on the prowl. Ravening creditors. Paying taxes to voracious governments. | ||
| Synonyms | rapacious, ravening | ||
| Similar | acquisitive | ||
| Antonyms | unacquisitive | ||
| 2. | voracious devouring or craving food in great quantities | ||
| Samples | Edacious vultures. A rapacious appetite. Ravenous as wolves. Voracious sharks. | ||
| Synonyms | edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, wolfish | ||
| Similar | gluttonous | ||
| Antonyms | abstemious | ||
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