esurient
[ ih-soo r-ee-uh nt ]
/ ɪˈsʊər i ənt /
adjective
hungry; greedy.
Origin of esurient
1665–75; < Latin
ēsurient- (stem of
ēsuriēns, present participle of
ēsurīre) hungering, equivalent to
ēsur- hunger +
-ent-
-ent
OTHER WORDS FROM esurient
e·su·ri·ence, e·su·ri·en·cy, noun e·su·ri·ent·ly, adverb non·e·su·ri·ent, adjective non·e·su·ri·ent·ly, adverbWords nearby esurient
estrus,
estuarine,
estuary,
estuary english,
esu,
esurient,
et,
et al.,
et cetera,
et hoc genus omne,
et seq.
British Dictionary definitions for esurient
esurient
/ (ɪˈsjʊərɪənt) /
adjective
greedy; voracious
Derived forms of esurient
esurience or esuriency, noun esuriently, adverbWord Origin for esurient
C17: from Latin
ēsurīre to be hungry, from
edere to eat