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esurient

[ih-soor-ee-uhnt] Origin

e·su·ri·ent

[ih-soor-ee-uhnt]
adjective
hungry; greedy.

Origin:
1665–75; < Latin ēsurient- (stem of ēsuriēns, present participle of ēsurīre) hungering, equivalent to ēsur- hunger + -ent- -ent

e·su·ri·ence, e·su·ri·en·cy, noun
e·su·ri·ent·ly, adverb
non·e·su·ri·ent, adjective
non·e·su·ri·ent·ly, adverb
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esurient (ɪˈsjʊərɪənt)
 
adj
greedy; voracious
 
[C17: from Latin ēsurīre to be hungry, from edere to eat]
 
e'surience
 
n
 
e'suriency
 
n
 
e'suriently
 
adv

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esurient
1670s, from L. esurientem, prp. of esurire "to be hungry," from stem of edere "to eat" (see edible).
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