/ vəˈreɪʃəs; NAmE / adjective ( formal )
1.
eating or wanting large amounts of food
SYN greedy :
a voracious eater
to have a voracious appetite
2.
wanting a lot of new information and knowledge
SYN avid :
a voracious reader
a boy with a voracious and undiscriminating appetite for facts
► vor·acious·ly adverb
► vor·acity / vəˈræsəti; NAmE / noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin vorax , vorac- (from vorare devour) + -ious .