Synonyms for edacious


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
Example sentences :
  • 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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