voracious
adjective /vəˈreɪʃəs/
/vəˈreɪʃəs/
(formal)- eating or wanting large amounts of food synonym greedy
- a voracious eater
- to have a voracious appetite
- wanting a lot of new information and knowledge synonym avid
- a voracious reader
- a boy with a voracious and undiscriminating appetite for facts
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin vorax, vorac- (from vorare ‘devour’) + -ious.