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English Dictionary: esurient	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for esurient
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
esurient adj extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy" Synonym(s): famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame" Synonym(s): avid, devouring(a), esurient, greedy devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks" Synonym(s): edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Esurient \Esu"rient\, a. [L. esuriens, p. pr. of ensurire, fr. edere to eat.] Inclined to eat; hungry; voracious. [R.] --Bailey. [bd]Poor, but esurient.[b8] --Carlyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Esurient \Esu"rient\, n. One who is hungry or greedy. [R.] An insatiable esurient after riches. --Wood.