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voracity

noun

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Pronunciation: /vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/ / /vəˈɹæ.sə.ti/ / /vɔˈɹæ.sə.ti/

noun

Etymology: From vorac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French voracité, from Latin voracitas. First use appears c. 1526.

  1. The state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony.

    Beatrice felt heart-sick to see the famished voracity with which her father ate—it was the first time he had tasted food for three days.