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Thesaurus: edacious

Given to eating; voracious; devouring.

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  1. a. Given to eating; voracious; devouring.
  2. adj. devouring or craving food in great quantities
  3. Given to eating; voracious; devouring. Swallowed in the depths of edacious Time. Carlyle. -- E*da"cious*ly, adv. -- E*da"cious*ness, n.
  4. Given to eating; voracious; devouring.Swallowed in the depths of edacious Time. Carlyle.-- E*da"cious*ly, adv.-- E*da"cious*ness, n.
  5. s. devouring or craving food in great quantities