Definition of esurient in English:

esurient

adjective ɛˈsjʊərɪəntɪˈsjʊərɪəntəˈsʊriənt

humorous, archaic

Hungry or greedy.
〈古或幽默〉饥饿的，贪吃的；贪心的，贪婪的
Example sentencesExamples
- In Masson's metamorphosis of image and reality in Pygmalion, the sculpture on the right becomes the esurient monster at the table; indeed, it becomes the table itself, devouring its contents.
- Outside the Hungry Pilgrim restaurant stood an examplar of esurient puritanism dressed in a black-and-white Cromwellian costume with hair in a pigtail.
Synonyms
insatiable, unquenchable, unappeasable, prodigious, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, omnivorous, compulsive, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious

Derivatives

esuriently

adverb

humorous, archaic

He grins sheepishly, then eyes everyone else's meals esuriently.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin esurient- 'being hungry', from the verb esurire, from esse 'eat'.

Rhymes

luxuriant, parturient, prurient

Definition of esurient in US English:

esurient

adjectiveəˈso͝orēəntəˈsʊriənt

humorous, archaic

Hungry or greedy.
〈古或幽默〉饥饿的，贪吃的；贪心的，贪婪的
Example sentencesExamples
- Outside the Hungry Pilgrim restaurant stood an examplar of esurient puritanism dressed in a black-and-white Cromwellian costume with hair in a pigtail.
- In Masson's metamorphosis of image and reality in Pygmalion, the sculpture on the right becomes the esurient monster at the table; indeed, it becomes the table itself, devouring its contents.
Synonyms
insatiable, unquenchable, unappeasable, prodigious, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, omnivorous, compulsive, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin esurient- ‘being hungry’, from the verb esurire, from esse ‘eat’.

单词	esurient
释义	Definition of esurient in English: esurient adjective ɛˈsjʊərɪəntɪˈsjʊərɪəntəˈsʊriənt humorous, archaic Hungry or greedy. 〈古或幽默〉饥饿的，贪吃的；贪心的，贪婪的 Example sentencesExamples In Masson's metamorphosis of image and reality in Pygmalion, the sculpture on the right becomes the esurient monster at the table; indeed, it becomes the table itself, devouring its contents. Outside the Hungry Pilgrim restaurant stood an examplar of esurient puritanism dressed in a black-and-white Cromwellian costume with hair in a pigtail. Synonyms insatiable, unquenchable, unappeasable, prodigious, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, omnivorous, compulsive, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious Derivatives esuriently adverb humorous, archaic He grins sheepishly, then eyes everyone else's meals esuriently. Origin Late 17th century: from Latin esurient- 'being hungry', from the verb esurire, from esse 'eat'. Rhymes luxuriant, parturient, prurient Definition of esurient in US English: esurient adjectiveəˈso͝orēəntəˈsʊriənt humorous, archaic Hungry or greedy. 〈古或幽默〉饥饿的，贪吃的；贪心的，贪婪的 Example sentencesExamples Outside the Hungry Pilgrim restaurant stood an examplar of esurient puritanism dressed in a black-and-white Cromwellian costume with hair in a pigtail. In Masson's metamorphosis of image and reality in Pygmalion, the sculpture on the right becomes the esurient monster at the table; indeed, it becomes the table itself, devouring its contents. Synonyms insatiable, unquenchable, unappeasable, prodigious, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, omnivorous, compulsive, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious Origin Late 17th century: from Latin esurient- ‘being hungry’, from the verb esurire, from esse ‘eat’.
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