i adjective
hungry; greedy.
Origin:
1665–75; < Latin ēsurient- (stem of ēsuriēns, present participle of ēsurīre) hungering, equivalent to ēsur- hunger + -ent- -ent
1665–75; < Latin ēsurient- (stem of ēsuriēns, present participle of ēsurīre) hungering, equivalent to ēsur- hunger + -ent- -ent
Related forms
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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| —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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Word Origin & History
esurient
1670s, from L. esurientem, prp. of esurire "to be hungry," from stem of edere "to eat" (see edible).
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