edacious

[ ih-dey-shuhs ]

/ ɪˈdeɪ ʃəs /

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adjective

devouring; voracious; consuming.

Origin of edacious

First recorded in 1810–20; edaci(ty) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM edacious

un·e·da·cious, adjectiveun·e·da·cious·ly, adverb

Words nearby edacious

eczematous, eczema vaccinatum, ed, ED50, Eda, edacious, edacity, Edam, edamame, edaphic, edaphic climax

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Example sentences from the Web for edacious

And that he became audacious, edacious, and loquacious, is evident from such wit and flippancy as he here likes to display.
The Book of Khalid|Ameen Rihani
Thus Time rolls on in its many-colored manner, edacious and feracious.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
These words Hyndford listened to with an edacious solid countenance, and greedily took them down.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for edacious

edacious

/ (ɪˈdeɪʃəs) /

adjective

mainly jocular devoted to eating; voracious; greedy

Derived forms of edacious

edaciously, adverbedacity (ɪˈdæsɪtɪ) or edaciousness, noun

Word Origin for edacious

C19: from Latin edāx voracious, from edere to eat

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单词	edacious
释义	edacious [ ih-dey-shuhs ] / ɪˈdeɪ ʃəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR edacious ON THESAURUS.COM adjective devouring; voracious; consuming. Origin of edacious First recorded in 1810–20; edaci(ty) + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM edacious un·e·da·cious, adjectiveun·e·da·cious·ly, adverb Words nearby edacious eczematous, eczema vaccinatum, ed, ED50, Eda, edacious, edacity, Edam, edamame, edaphic, edaphic climax Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for edacious And that he became audacious, edacious, and loquacious, is evident from such wit and flippancy as he here likes to display. The Book of Khalid\|Ameen Rihani Thus Time rolls on in its many-colored manner, edacious and feracious. History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)\|Thomas Carlyle These words Hyndford listened to with an edacious solid countenance, and greedily took them down. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIII. (of XXI.)\|Thomas Carlyle British Dictionary definitions for edacious edacious / (ɪˈdeɪʃəs) / adjective mainly jocular devoted to eating; voracious; greedy Derived forms of edacious edaciously, adverbedacity (ɪˈdæsɪtɪ) or edaciousness, noun Word Origin for edacious C19: from Latin edāx voracious, from edere to eat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to edacious devouring, gluttonous, greedy, hoggish, insatiable, rapacious, ravenous, unappeasable, esurient, ravening
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edacious

adjective

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adjective

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