esurience


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e·su·ri·ent

 (ĭ-so͝or′ē-ənt, ĭ-zo͝or′-)
adj.
Hungry; greedy.
[Latin ēsuriēns, ēsurient-, present participle of ēsurīre, desiderative of edere, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]
e·su′ri·ence (-əns), e·su′ri·en·cy (-ən-sē) n.
e·su′ri·ent·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.esurience - excessive desire to eatesurience - excessive desire to eat    
edacity, ravenousness, voraciousness, voracity
hunger, hungriness - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
2.esurience - extreme gluttonyesurience - extreme gluttony      
rapaciousness, rapacity, voraciousness, voracity, edacity
gluttony - habitual eating to excess
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