Edacious (Adjective)
Meaning
Devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The teenager had a notoriously edacious appetite and could easily consume an entire pizza by himself in one sitting.
- Edacious diners gathered at the all-you-can-eat buffet, ready to take on the challenge.
- Her edacious tendencies led her to try every flavor of ice cream at the shop, much to the owner's dismay.
- After a long, tiring hike, the edacious hikers descended upon the campsite's food storage, devouring anything they could get their hands on.
- The once-svelte model's edacious eating habits during her pregnancy had left her looking decidedly rounder.