gluttonous

adjective

glut·​ton·​ous ˈglə-tə-nəs 

ˈglət-nəs

: marked by or given to gluttony

a gluttonous appetite

gluttonously adverb

gluttonousness noun

Synonyms

• edacious
• esurient
• greedy
• hoggish
• piggish
• rapacious
• ravenous
• swinish
• voracious

Choose the Right Synonym for gluttonous

voracious, gluttonous, ravenous, rapacious mean excessively greedy.

voracious applies especially to habitual gorging with food or drink.

teenagers are often voracious eaters

gluttonous applies to one who delights in eating or acquiring things especially beyond the point of necessity or satiety.

an admiral who was gluttonous for glory

ravenous implies excessive hunger and suggests violent or grasping methods of dealing with food or with whatever satisfies an appetite.

a nation with a ravenous lust for territorial expansion

rapacious often suggests excessive and utterly selfish acquisitiveness or avarice.

rapacious developers indifferent to environmental concerns

Examples of gluttonous in a Sentence

gluttonous customers had practically emptied the all-you-can-eat buffet

Recent Examples on the Web

In this, the second-to-last time Friends would celebrate November’s most gluttonous holiday, Rachel’s obnoxious sister Amy (Christina Applegate) invites herself to Thanksgiving, and the conversation turns to who would get custody of baby Emma if Rachel and Ross died. —Brian Boone, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024

For his part, Handel—a generally agreeable though fiercely proud man, witty and gluttonous and gouty, and given to polylingual swearing—was probably indifferent to such political and sectarian matters. —Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival, celebrated by Chinese around the world on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month each year (September 17 this year), mooncakes are eaten in gluttonous quantities. —Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024

Prices were higher, but so many people took advantage of the deal—and some to a gluttonous extreme—that earnings tumbled. —Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

see glutton

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above