Daily word

Voracious

vuh-RAY-shus adjective

Having an eager or insatiable appetite for something.

Example

A voracious reader, he finished three novels before the trip ended.

Use it when

Use voracious for hunger, curiosity, reading, ambition, or any appetite that seems hard to satisfy.

Etymology

From Latin vorare, meaning to devour.

Memory cue

A voracious reader devours books.