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voracious: adjective definition: craving or consuming large quantities of food exceedingly eager or avid

voracious related forms: adverb: voraciously noun: voraciousness

voracious uncontrolled insatiable prodigious rapacious ravenous synonyms: uncontrolled insatiable prodigious rapacious ravenous covetous starved

voracious Recognized for his voracious appetite, Dagwood Bumstead has a sandwich named for him.

voracious Sharks are known for their voracious appetites.

voraciously Voraciously hoarding his money, the man raced to hide it in his mattress.

voraciousness The men’s voraciousness rendered them ideal workers.

voraciousness Their voraciousness was visible in their eagerness to please.

voraciously The man voraciously devoured the leg of mutton.

voraciously The man surrounded himself in the spoons that he voraciously collected .

voraciously The bookworm consumed books voraciously.