| ADJECTIVE | all | esurient, famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved | extremely hungry |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | esurient, avid, devouring, greedy | (often followed by 'for') ardently or excessively desirous | |
| all | esurient, edacious, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish | devouring or craving food in great quantities |
| Meaning | Extremely hungry. | |
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| Example | "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy" | |
| Synonyms | famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved | |
| Broader | hungry | Feeling hunger |
| Spanish | famélico | |
| Catalan | afamat, famèlic, famolenc | |
| Nouns | esurience | excessive desire to eat |
| Meaning | (often followed by 'for') ardently or excessively desirous. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity" | |
| Synonyms | avid, devouring, greedy | |
| Broader | desirous, wishful | Having or expressing desire for something |
| Spanish | ansioso, ávido, impaciente | |
| Catalan | ansiós, àvid, desitjós, impacient | |
| Meaning | devouring or craving food in great quantities. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | edacious, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish | |
| Broader | gluttonous | Given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink |
| Spanish | sanguinario, voraz | |
| Catalan | afamat, voraç | |
| Nouns | esurience | extreme / extreme gluttony |
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