gluttonous

adjective

glut·​ton·​ous ˈglə-tə-nəs 

ˈglət-nəs

: marked by or given to gluttony

a gluttonous appetite

gluttonously adverb

gluttonousness noun

Synonyms of gluttonous

• greedy
• ravenous
• piggish

Choose the Right Synonym for gluttonous

voracious, gluttonous, ravenous, rapacious mean excessively greedy.

voracious applies especially to habitual gorging with food or drink.

teenagers are often voracious eaters

gluttonous applies to one who delights in eating or acquiring things especially beyond the point of necessity or satiety.

an admiral who was gluttonous for glory

ravenous implies excessive hunger and suggests violent or grasping methods of dealing with food or with whatever satisfies an appetite.

a nation with a ravenous lust for territorial expansion

rapacious often suggests excessive and utterly selfish acquisitiveness or avarice.

rapacious developers indifferent to environmental concerns

Examples of gluttonous in a Sentence

gluttonous customers had practically emptied the all-you-can-eat buffet

Recent Examples on the Web

America’s Semiquincentennial was celebrated across the country this summer with big, dumb, gluttonous fun. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Gullion calculates such gluttonous habits to be similar to a 150-pound person eating 27 pounds of chow at one sitting. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

There’s a gluttonous amount of food content out there waiting to be devoured, but none of it is like Emeril Live. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

As in all things, Falstaff is led by his belly, a gargantuan metaphor for his gluttonous nature. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

see glutton

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above