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单词 gulosity
释义

gulosity

[ gyoo-los-i-tee ]
/ gyuˈlɒs ɪ ti /

noun

gluttony or greediness.

Origin of gulosity

1490–1500; <Late Latin gulōsitās, equivalent to Latin gulōs(us) (gul(a) throat, appetite + -ōsus-ose1) + itās-ity

Words nearby gulosity

Gulliver's Travels, Gullstrand, gull wing, gully, gullywasher, gulosity, gulp, gulper eel, gum, gum accroides, gum ammoniac
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Example sentences from the Web for gulosity

  • This gulosity, which Clemens Alexandrinus calleth the throat devil, and the belly devil is the first cause.

    A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
  • Think how thou consumest the creatures of God, that are given for service, and not for gulosity and luxury.

    A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
  • Gulosity is the general nature of it: excess is the matter: depravation of reason is its special form.

    A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter

British Dictionary definitions for gulosity

gulosity
/ (ɡjʊˈlɒsɪtɪ) /

noun

archaic greed or gluttony

Word Origin for gulosity

C16: from Late Latin gulōsitās, from Latin gulōsus gluttonous, from gula gullet
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