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esurient

/ɪ'sʊriənt/

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adjective
devouring or craving food in great quantities
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edacious rapacious ravening ravenous voracious wolfish gluttonous
adjective
(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
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"the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"

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avid devouring greedy desirous wishful
adjective
extremely hungry
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"fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"

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famished ravenous sharp-set starved hungry

Examples of esurient

"the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"
"fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"