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glut·ton·ous

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–adjective

1.	tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious.

2.	greedy; insatiable.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME; see glutton¹, -ous

]

—Related forms

glut·ton·ous·ly, adverb

glut·ton·ous·ness, noun

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glut·ton·ous Audio Help (glŭt'n-əs) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Given to or marked by gluttony.
Indulging in something, such as an activity, to excess; voracious. See Synonyms at voracious.

glut'ton·ous·ly adv.

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gluttonous
adjective
given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure" [ant: abstemious]

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Gluttonous

Glut"ton*ous\, a. Given to gluttony; eating to excess; indulging the appetite; voracious; as, a gluttonous age. -- Glut"ton*ous*ly, adv. -- Glut"ton*ous*ness, n.

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