Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Entry #14: Voracious

VORACIOUS

Pronunciation: vaw-rey-shuhs

Definiton:
1. (adj) craving or consuming large quantities of food.
2. (adj) exceedingly eager or avid.
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UD Definitions:  
1. Adj: When something is so outraging that it reaches a level that is almost unbelievable. (side note: Where do people come up with this?)
2. adjective meaning greedy or gluttonous.

Google Image: 

The most voracious of them all...

Origin: 1625-35. From the Latin vorax.

Used in a Sentence: The cookie monster had a voracious appetite for cookies.

WordCount Popularity Rank: #32,560

In Lyrics: Death Angel "Voracious Souls"

Youtube Video: Here's a video of some hyenas voraciously devouring a poor wildebeest.

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