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edacious, a.|ɪˈdeɪʃəs|
[f. L. edāci- (nom. edax), f. edĕre to eat + -ous.]
1. Of or relating to eating; devoted to eating, voracious. Now chiefly humorous.
1829I. Taylor Enthus. viii. 199 Our..high-toned irritability, edacious appetites, and pampered constitutions. 1865Carlyle Fredk. Gt. III. ix. viii. 135 Who shall judge him?—transcendent King of edacious Flunkies. 1866R. Chambers Ess. Ser. ii. 182 His edacious peculiarities—whether..he was..most partial to lamb or turkey.
b. fig. Greedy, eager.
1865Carlyle Fredk. Gt. V. xiii. v. 62 These words Hyndford listened to with an edacious solid countenance. 1866― Remin. (1881) I. 259 A hardy little figure, of edacious energetic physiognomy.
2. Said of time. (After L. tempus edax rerum.)
1819H. Busk Banquet i. 372 Edacious Time has all his works consumed. 1862Lowell Biglow P. Ser. ii. 31 Concord Bridge had long since yielded to the edacious tooth of Time. 1865Pall Mall G. 8 Apr. 4 Edacious Time too visibly devours her last charm. |