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gluttonous

[ gluht-n-uhs ]

adjective

  1. tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious.
  2. greedy; insatiable.


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Other Word Forms

  • ܳtDz·dzܲ· adverb
  • ܳtDz·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ܳtDz·dzܲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gluttonous1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; glutton 1 + -ous
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Example Sentences

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In literature, it quietly signalled comfort or complacency; in films, it became a shorthand for the lazy official, gluttonous uncle, or a corrupt policeman.

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

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In fact, Klopp will be gluttonous, and want to win everything in his final season in charge of the Reds.

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

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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.

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