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gluttonous

[ gluht-n-uhs ]

adjective

  1. tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious.
  2. greedy; insatiable.


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Other Words From

  • glutton·ous·ly adverb
  • glutton·ous·ness noun
  • un·glutton·ous adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gluttonous1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; glutton 1 + -ous

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Example Sentences

Instead, the loot was retained for the benefit of the despicable Emir Al-Sabah IV and a few hundred gluttonous Kuwaiti princes.

The gluttonous creators chat with Marlow Stern about heading to TV.

But while fast food is notoriously gluttonous, the meals at chain restaurants can be worse… a lot worse.

He was really nourished by the farmer's gluttonous delight in his supposed piles of wealth.

"Stewed eels make a nice supper," interrupted Tweasle with gluttonous simplicity.

He became, frankly and palpably gluttonous, stamping and whinnying for his food and bolting it ravenously when he got it.

The bug is not a gluttonous insect, always bloodthirsty; on the contrary, its sobriety is remarkable.

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold a man gluttonous and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.

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