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edacious

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -eɪʃəs

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having an insatiable appetite; voracious; ravenous; piggish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literary

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

devouring or craving food in great quantities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • edacious vultures
  • a rapacious appetite
  • ravenous as wolves
  • voracious sharks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin edā(c) (“gluttonous, greedy”) (from edō (“to eat”)) + -ious (adjectival suffix).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: лаком (lakom) — voracious, ravenous
  • Bulgarian: ящен (jašten) — voracious, ravenous
  • Bulgarian: ненаситен (nenasiten) — voracious, ravenous
  • Polish: żarłoczny — voracious, ravenous
  • Romanian: lacom — voracious, ravenous
  • Russian: ненасы́тный (nenasýtnyj) — voracious, ravenous