Esurient Definition
ĭ-so͝orē-ənt, ĭ-zo͝or-
adjective
Hungry; voracious; greedy.
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Singular:
esurient
Plural:
esurientsOrigin of Esurient
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Latin ēsuriēns ēsurient- present participle of ēsurīre desiderative of edere to eat ed- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin esurire (“hungry, desiderative verb”), from edō (“to eat”). Etymological twin to edacious (“voracious, ravenous”).
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