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English adjective: voracious

1. voracious excessively greedy and grasping


SamplesA rapacious divorcee on the prowl.
Ravening creditors.
Paying taxes to voracious governments.


Synonymsrapacious, ravening


Similaracquisitive


Antonymsunacquisitive

2. voracious devouring or craving food in great quantities


SamplesEdacious vultures.
A rapacious appetite.
Ravenous as wolves.
Voracious sharks.


Synonymsedacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, wolfish


Similargluttonous


Antonymsabstemious









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