Vo*ra"cious (?), a. [L. vorax, -
acis, fr. vorare to devour; akin to Gr. &?; meat, food, &?; to
devour, Skr. gar. Cf. Devour.] Greedy in eating; very
hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious;
rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf
or whirlpool. Dampier. -- Vo*ra"cious*ly,
adv. -- Vo*ra"cious*ness,
n.
Vo*ra"cious (?), a. [L. vorax, -
acis, fr. vorare to devour; akin to Gr. &?; meat, food, &?; to
devour, Skr. gar. Cf. Devour.] Greedy in eating; very
hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious;
rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf
or whirlpool. Dampier. -- Vo*ra"cious*ly,
adv. -- Vo*ra"cious*ness,
n.
