edacious

[ ih-dey-shuhs ]
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adjective
  1. devouring; voracious; consuming.

Origin of edacious

1
First recorded in 1810–20; edaci(ty) + -ous

Other words from edacious

  • un·e·da·cious, adjective
  • un·e·da·cious·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for edacious

edacious

/ (ɪˈdeɪʃəs) /


adjective
  1. mainly jocular devoted to eating; voracious; greedy

Origin of edacious

1
C19: from Latin edāx voracious, from edere to eat

Derived forms of edacious

  • edaciously, adverb
  • edacity (ɪˈdæsɪtɪ) or edaciousness, noun

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