esurient

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das hungrig oder gierig bedeutet und im heutigen Englisch kaum noch verwendet wird.

An archaic adjective meaning hungry or greedy, now rarely used in modern English.

1. Extremely hungryC2formal

   Having a very strong desire for food; ravenous.

   Hungrig

   • After the long hike, the esurient travelers devoured their meals.
   • The esurient wolf hunted relentlessly for prey.
   • His esurient appetite was legendary among his friends.

   Synonymefamishedinsatiableravenousstarvingvoracious

   Antonymefullsatiatedsatisfied

2. Ardently desirousC2formal

   Having an intense or excessive desire for something, often followed by 'for'.

   Gierig

   • She was esurient for knowledge, reading every book she could find.
   • The politician was esurient for power and influence.
   • He was esurient for success, working tirelessly day and night.

   Synonymeavidcovetouscravingdesirouseagergreedyhungryvoracious

   Antonymeapatheticindifferentsatisfiedunconcerneduninterested

3. Devouring or cravingC2formal

   Consuming or craving food in great quantities; voracious.

   Gefräßig

   • The esurient crowd at the buffet ate everything in sight.
   • His esurient nature led him to eat three full meals in one sitting.
   • The esurient beast cleared the forest of all edible plants.

   Synonymeedaciousgluttonousgreedyinsatiableraveningravenousvoraciouswolfish

   Antonymefullsatiatedsatisfied