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Voracity

//vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony. uncountable, usually

    "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."

  2. 2
    extreme gluttony wordnet
  3. 3
    excessive desire to eat wordnet

Etymology

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

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