esurient

esurient [ih-soo r-ee-uh nt] Word Origin See more synonyms for esurient on Thesaurus.com adjective

1. hungry; greedy.

Origin of esurient 1665–75; Latin ēsurient- (stem of ēsuriēns, present participle of ēsurīre) hungering, equivalent to ēsur- hunger + -ent- -ent Related formse·su·ri·ence, e·su·ri·en·cy, noune·su·ri·ent·ly, adverbnon·e·su·ri·ent, adjectivenon·e·su·ri·ent·ly, adverb Related Words for esurience longing, hunger, avarice, excess, selfishness, gluttony, desire, lust, famine, yearning, starvation, craving, greed, rapacity, esurience, edacity, covetousness, indulgence, voracity, acquisitiveness British Dictionary definitions for esurience esurient adjective

1. greedy; voracious

Derived Formsesurience or esuriency, nounesuriently, adverbWord Origin for esurient C17: from Latin ēsurīre to be hungry, from edere to eat Word Origin and History for esurience esurient adj.

1670s, from Latin esurientem (nominative esuriens), present participle of esurire “to be hungry,” from stem of edere “to eat” (see edible). Related: Esurience; esuriency.