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esurient definition
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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")
esurient definition
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