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edacity
e·dac·i·ty
/
ɪˈdæs
ɪ
ti
/
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[
ih-
das
-i-tee
]
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noun
the state of being
edacious
; voraciousness; appetite.
Origin:
1620–30;
<
Latin
edācitās,
equivalent to
edāci-
(stem of
edāx
) gluttonous, equivalent to
ed-
eat
+
-āci-
adj. suffix +
-tās
-ty
2
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edacious
(ɪˈdeɪʃəs)
—
adj
jocular
chiefly
devoted to eating; voracious; greedy
[C19: from Latin
edāx
voracious, from
edere
to eat]
e'daciously
—
adv
edacity
—
n
e'daciousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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