adj
voracious
vaw-RAY-shuhs
adj
1
Eating, or wanting to eat, huge amounts of food.
"The voracious teenager cleared three plates before anyone else had finished one."
"Sharks are voracious predators, feeding almost constantly."
2
Extremely eager for something, especially in a way that seems impossible to satisfy.
"She was a voracious reader, finishing a novel every couple of days."
"His voracious appetite for new challenges kept him constantly changing jobs."
How to Use Voracious
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHaving a huge, almost unstoppable appetite — for food, or for anything you're into.
Common pairings
voracious reader
voracious appetite
voracious predator
Word Forms
more voracious comparative, most voracious superlative
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Etymology
From Latin vorax, built from voro, "to devour."