Definitions

gluttonous

[gluht-n-uhs] / ˈglʌt n əs /

ADJECTIVE

voracious

Synonyms

WEAK

covetous devouring edacious gorging gourmandizing greedy gross hoggish insatiable never full omnivorous piggish piggy prodigious rapacious ravening ravenous sating starved starving unquenchable wolfish

Example Sentences

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On the darker side, I’ve seen gluttonous greed and an utterly neurotic need to fit in and be seen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

He’s a more grounded, gluttonous kind of guy.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

But, it required them to go back to a dark place of desperation, to be gluttonous and greedy for the crown.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2023

Head overtook and outscored Smith, who initially struggled for fluency before ultimately putting England on notice that he is primed for another gluttonous Ashes series.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2023

But apparently the procedure was struggling against a gluttonous appetite, because she was bulging in all the wrong places.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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