esurient

  • (s) extremely hungry
    • they were tired and famished for food and sleep
    • a ravenous boy
    • the family was starved and ragged
    • fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy
    famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved,
  • (s) (often followed by "for") ardently or excessively desirous
    • avid for adventure
    • an avid ambition to succeed
    • fierce devouring affection
    • the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity
    • greedy for fame
    avid, devouring, greedy,
  • (s) devouring or craving food in great quantities
    • edacious vultures
    • a rapacious appetite
    • ravenous as wolves
    • voracious sharks
    edacious, ravenous, voracious, wolfish, rapacious, ravening,

Synonyms

famished ravenous sharp-set starved avid devouring greedy edacious voracious wolfish rapacious ravening

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