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Webster 1913 Edition


Esurient

E-su′ri-ent

,
Adj.
[L.
esuriens
, p. pr. of
ensurire
, fr.
edere
to eat.]
Inclined to eat; hungry; voracious.
[R.]
Bailey.
“Poor, but esurient.”
Carlyle.

E-su′ri-ent

,
Noun.
One who is hungry or greedy.
[R.]
An insatiable
esurient
after riches.
Wood.

Webster 1828 Edition


Esurient

ESU'RIENT

,
Adj.
[L. esuriens, esurio.] Inclined to eat; hungry.