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esuriency|iːˈsjʊərɪənsɪ|
[f. as prec. + -ency.]
The quality or state of being esurient; fondness for eating.
1819L. Hunt Indicator No. 12 (1822) I. 91 His third era of esuriency takes place in the house of a Spanish gentleman. 1833New Monthly Mag. XXXVIII. 223 That were as endless as Mr. Dando's infinite esuriency. 1886W. S. Lilly Chapt. Europ. Hist. I. 30 The eye speaks of nothing but dull esuriency. |