voracious
having a huge appetite for food or for an activity
Word origin: From Latin vorare, to devour.
Voracious in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing voracious in a sentence.
A voracious reader, she finished several novels every week.
A voracious reader, she worked through the entire reading list before the term had even begun.
Using “voracious” well
Voracious means having a huge appetite, for food or for an activity such as reading. Do not confuse it with veracious, which means truthful.
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