gulosity
[ gyoo-los-i-tee ]
/ gyuˈlɒs ɪ ti /
noun
gluttony or greediness.
Words nearby gulosity
gullible,
gulliver's travels,
gullstrand,
gully,
gullywasher,
gulosity,
gulp,
gulper eel,
gum,
gum accroides,
gum ammoniac
Example sentences from the Web for gulosity
This gulosity, which Clemens Alexandrinus calleth the throat devil, and the belly devil is the first cause.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) |Richard BaxterThink how thou consumest the creatures of God, that are given for service, and not for gulosity and luxury.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) |Richard BaxterGulosity is the general nature of it: excess is the matter: depravation of reason is its special form.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) |Richard Baxter
British Dictionary definitions for gulosity
gulosity
/ (ɡjʊˈlɒsɪtɪ) /
noun
archaic
greed or gluttony
Word Origin for gulosity
C16: from Late Latin
gulōsitās, from Latin
gulōsus gluttonous, from
gula gullet