Voracious – Wanting or devouring great quantities of food
(Pronounced vo-ray-shuhs)
To eat great quantities of food, or to show great eagerness and enthusiasm for something.
To remember the definition of the word voracious, use the following mnemonic:
Four acres (voracious)! No problem – this pig will devour the lot because it's so eager.
Examples of voracious in a sentence (devouring large quantities)
The football player was a voracious eater who easily consumed two chickens during one meal.
When she was pregnant, she was voracious and ate constantly.
After the marathon, I felt absolutely voracious.
Examples of voracious in a sentence (great eagerness)
She is a voracious reader of crime novels.
Frank had a voracious thirst for astrophysics.
Since I am a voracious reader, I often read two or three books a day.
