/
vəˈreɪʃəs/
adj.
- wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
- very eager or enthusiastic in one's approach:
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a voracious reader.
Derivative
- voraciously adv.
- voraciousness n.
- voracity n.
Etymology
C17: from L. vorax, vorac- (from vorare ‘devour’) + -ious.
