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glut·ton·ous

   [gluht-n-uhs]
adjective
1.
tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious.
2.
greedy; insatiable.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see glutton1, -ous

Related forms
glut·ton·ous·ly, adverb
glut·ton·ous·ness, noun
un·glut·ton·ous, adjective

Can be confused: glutenous, glutinous, gluttonous.
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glutton1 (ˈɡlʌtən)
 
—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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