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[ gluht-n-uhs ] / ˈglʌt n əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gluttonous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivetending to eat and drink excessively; voracious. greedy; insatiable. Origin of gluttonousMiddle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at glutton1, -ous OTHER WORDS FROM gluttonousglut·ton·ous·ly, adverbglut·ton·ous·ness, nounun·glut·ton·ous, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gluttonousglutenous, glutinous, gluttonous Words nearby gluttonousglutitis, glutose, glutton, glutton for punishment, gluttonize, gluttonous, gluttony, Gly, glyburide, glyc-, glycaemia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gluttonousInstead, the loot was retained for the benefit of the despicable Emir Al-Sabah IV and a few hundred gluttonous Kuwaiti princes. The End of U.S. Imperium—Finally!|David Stockman|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST The gluttonous creators chat with Marlow Stern about heading to TV. Epic Meal Time Creators on Their Future Plans|Marlow Stern|March 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST This gluttonous appetite, they say, is occasioned by the cold. The Great Company|Beckles Willson Invigorated by their gluttonous repast, most of them consented to return. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2|J. T. Headley.
With a gluttonous chuckle the stranger turned suddenly into a neighboring passage. In the Name of Liberty|Owen Johnson He is lazy and filthy, gluttonous, and would be a wine-bibber had he the chance. Pictures of Canadian Life|J. Ewing Ritchie He was gluttonous and self-indulgent, and, toward the end of his life, so bloated as to be helpless. The Law of Civilization and Decay|Brooks Adams
Words related to gluttonouscovetous, devouring, greedy, gross, insatiable, omnivorous, prodigious, rapacious, ravenous, starved, edacious, hoggish, piggish, gorging, gourmandizing, piggy, ravening, sating, unquenchable, wolfish |