прилагательное прожорливый; жадный; ненасытный Синоним(ы): gluttonous, greedy
adjective Etymology: Latin vorac-, vorax, from vorare to devour; akin to Old English ācweorran to guzzle, Latin gurges whirlpool, Greek bibrōskein to devour 1. having a huge appetite; ravenous 2. excessively eager; insatiable Example: a voracious reader • voraciously adverb • voraciousness noun Synonyms: voracious, gluttonous, ravenous, rapacious mean excessively greedy. voracious applies especially to habitual gorging with food or drink Example: teenagers are often voracious eaters. gluttonous applies to one who delights in eating or acquiring things especially beyond the point of necessity or satiety Example: 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 Example: a nation with a ravenous lust for territorial expansion. rapacious often suggests excessive and utterly selfish acquisitiveness or avarice Example: rapacious developers indifferent to environmental concerns.