edacity

[ ih-das-i-tee ]

/ ɪˈdæs ɪ ti /

the state of being edacious; voraciousness; appetite.

Origin of edacity

1620–30; < Latin edācitās, equivalent to edāci- (stem of edāx) gluttonous, equivalent to ed- eat + -āci- adj. suffix + -tās -ty²

ed.m., ed.s., ed50, eda, edacious, edacity, edam, edamame, edaphic, edaphic climax, edaphon

Edacity, rapacity;—quite contrary to the finer sensibilities of the heart!

The French Revolution |Thomas Carlyle