as in greedy
having a huge appetite
my edacious dining companion could always be counted on to order the largest—and often most expensive—item on the menu
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Adjective
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People often stereotype crypto investors as reckless, young, or greedy.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
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To be patient but not to be greedy, Lilian thought now, studying Maureen’s pale eyelids.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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Fans became so ravenous that multiple guests drove hours for a taste, sometimes visiting from other states, only to find no physical space for dining.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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That was part of what made the press so ravenous to have at her.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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Hosono’s mastery of sound comes from his voracious musical appetite, a consummate collector and listener of records.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2025
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Michelle Young, a professor of architecture at Columbia University, also follows the war’s impact on Jewish art dealer Paul Rosenberg and his family, another target of voracious Hermann Göring and his ilk.—
Pat Tompkins,
AFAR Media,
18 June 2025
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“Edacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edacious. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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