Category:Voracious

Vo*ra"cious, a. Etym: [l. vorax, -acis, fr. vorare to devour; akin to Gr. gar. Cf. Devour.]

Defn: greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; Ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or Appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool. Dampier. -- vo*ra"cious*ly, adv. -- vo*ra"cious*ness, n.