esurient

adjective

i-ˈsu̇r-ē-ənt How to pronounce esurient (audio)
Definition of esurientnext
as in greedy
having a huge appetite the deli is frequented by young, single professionals, esurient after those long hours spent staring at the monitor of a computer

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  1. greedy
  2. ravenous
  3. gluttonous
  4. voracious
  5. hungry
Adjective
  • Even as a single, childless woman, which society calls failure, my life always felt charmed, so charmed that asking God for more felt greedy.
    Essence, Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Some wonder what's wrong with American society; some see a wakeup call for greedy health insurers.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of greedy
Adjective
  • The continental United States is jam-packed with reminders of our ravenous oil appetite.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
  • But a sloppy end of the third quarter, with more miscues in the fourth, and the ravenous home crowd keeping the energy up, gave France an opening.
    David Aldridge, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
Definition of ravenous
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of gluttonous
Adjective
  • Frond-feeding weevil larvae are voracious eaters, capable of devouring several water ferns per day without harming native plants.
    Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
  • This delightful gag gift nods to the bygone days of library cards—a nostalgic surprise for the voracious reader or librarian.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of voracious
Adjective
  • Mills asked that Neely's death have meaning, and urged that others, instead of becoming physical with someone who may be hungry, offer them food.
    Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Sometimes there’s live music, and the specials change daily, but there’s always a crowd of rosy-nosed cross-country skiers, fresh off the trails and hungry, clustered in a handful of tables in the middle of the gear and rental shop.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of hungry
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“Esurient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esurient. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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