edacious

[ ih-dey-shuhs ]

adjective

1. devouring; voracious; consuming.

edacious

/ ɪˈdeɪʃəs; ɪˈdæsɪtɪ /

adjective

1. humorous.
   devoted to eating; voracious; greedy

Derived Forms

• eˈdaciously, adverb
• edacity, noun

Other Words From

• une·dacious adjective
• une·dacious·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of edacious¹

First recorded in 1810–20; edaci(ty) + -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of edacious¹

C19: from Latin edāx voracious, from edere to eat

Example Sentences

Thus Time rolls on in its many-colored manner, edacious and feracious.

From Project Gutenberg

These words Hyndford listened to with an edacious solid countenance, and greedily took them down.

From Project Gutenberg

And that he became audacious, edacious, and loquacious, is evident from such wit and flippancy as he here likes to display.

From Project Gutenberg