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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ih-dey-shuh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈdeɪ ʃəs |
Définition of edacious
Origin :- 1829, from Latin edaci-, stem of edax "voracious, gluttonous," from edere "to eat" (see edible) + -ous. Related: Edacity (1620s).
- adj voracious
- These words Hyndford listened to with an edacious solid countenance, and greedily took them down.
- Extract from : « History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIII. (of XXI.) » by Thomas Carlyle
- Thus Time rolls on in its many-colored manner, edacious and feracious.
- Extract from : « History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.) » by Thomas Carlyle
- And that he became audacious, edacious, and loquacious, is evident from such wit and flippancy as he here likes to display.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
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