gluttonous
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n adjective
1.
tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious.
2.
greedy; insatiable.
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glutton1 (ˈɡlʌtən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person devoted to eating and drinking to excess; greedy person |
| 2. | ironic often a person who has or appears to have a voracious appetite for something: a glutton for punishment |
| [C13: from Old French glouton, from Latin glutto, from gluttīre to swallow] | |
| 'gluttonous1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'gluttonously1 | |
| —adv | |
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