Devouring

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1736, from Latin edaci- , stem of edax "voracious, gluttonous," from edere "to eat" (see edible ) + -ous . Related: Edacity (1620s); edaciously ;\n edaciousness .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks" [syn: esurient , rapacious , ravening , ravenous , voracious , wolfish ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Edacious \E*da"cious\, a. [L. edax, edacis, fr. edere to eat.] Given to eating; voracious; devouring. Swallowed in the depths of edacious Time. --Carlyle. -- E*da"cious*ly , adv. -- E*da"cious*ness , n.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Having an insatiable appetite; voracious, ravenous, piggish.