esurient

 
  Overview  of  adj  esurient 
 
  The  adj  esurient  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  famished,  ravenous,  sharp-set,  starved,  esurient  --  (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") 
  2.  avid,  devouring,  esurient,  greedy  --  ((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") 
  3.  edacious,  esurient,  rapacious,  ravening,  ravenous,  voracious,  wolfish  --  (devouring  or  craving  food  in  great  quantities;  "edacious  vultures";  "a  rapacious  appetite";  "ravenous  as  wolves";  "voracious  sharks") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  esurient 
 
  3  senses  of  esurient 
 
  Sense  1 
  famished,  ravenous,  sharp-set,  starved,  esurient 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  hungry)  ->  thirsty 
 
  Sense  2 
  avid,  devouring(postnominal),  esurient,  greedy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  desirous)  ->  undesirous,  undesiring 
 
  Sense  3 
  edacious,  esurient,  rapacious,  ravening,  ravenous,  voracious,  wolfish 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  gluttonous)  ->  abstemious 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  esurient 
 
  3  senses  of  esurient 
 
  Sense  1 
  famished,  ravenous,  sharp-set,  starved,  esurient 
  =>  hungry  (vs.  thirsty) 
 
  Sense  2 
  avid,  devouring(postnominal),  esurient,  greedy 
  =>  desirous  (vs.  undesirous) 
 
  Sense  3 
  edacious,  esurient,  rapacious,  ravening,  ravenous,  voracious,  wolfish 
  =>  gluttonous  (vs.  abstemious) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  esurient 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  esurient 
 
  esurient  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  esurient 
  esurient 
 
  Overview  of  adj  esurient 
 
  The  adj  esurient  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  famished,  ravenous,  sharp-set,  starved,  esurient  --  (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") 
  2.  avid,  devouring,  esurient,  greedy  --  ((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") 
  3.  edacious,  esurient,  rapacious,  ravening,  ravenous,  voracious,  wolfish  --  (devouring  or  craving  food  in  great  quantities;  "edacious  vultures";  "a  rapacious  appetite";  "ravenous  as  wolves";  "voracious  sharks") 

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