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单词 esurient
释义

esurient

[ ih-soor-ee-uhnt ]
/ ɪˈsʊər i ənt /
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adjective

hungry; greedy.

Origin of esurient

1665–75; <Latin ēsurient- (stem of ēsuriēns, present participle of ēsurīre) hungering, equivalent to ēsur- hunger + -ent--ent

OTHER WORDS FROM esurient

e·su·ri·ence, e·su·ri·en·cy, noune·su·ri·ent·ly, adverbnon·e·su·ri·ent, adjectivenon·e·su·ri·ent·ly, adverb

Words nearby esurient

estrus, estuarine, estuary, Estuary English, esu, esurient, E. Sussex, et, eta, Eta Carinae, eta-c meson
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British Dictionary definitions for esurient

esurient
/ (ɪˈsjʊərɪənt) /

adjective

greedy; voracious

Derived forms of esurient

esurience or esuriency, nounesuriently, adverb

Word Origin for esurient

C17: from Latin ēsurīre to be hungry, from edere to eat
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