Meanings
adjectiveedacious (comparative more edacious, superlative most edacious)
comparative more edacious · superlative most edacious
- literaryHaving an insatiable appetite; voracious; ravenous; piggish.
Near-synonym: see also Thesaurus:voracious.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivedevouring or craving food in great quantities
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁édti
- Proto-Italic*edō
- Latinedō
- Latinedāx
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
- Englishedacious
From Latin edāx (“gluttonous; greedy”) + English -ious (adjectival suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian лаком, ящен
- лаком (lakom)voracious; ravenous
- ящен (jašten)voracious; ravenous
- ненаситен (nenasiten)voracious; ravenous
Polish żarłoczny
- żarłocznyvoracious; ravenous
Romanian lacom
- lacomvoracious; ravenous
Russian ненасы́тный
- ненасы́тный (nenasýtnyj)voracious; ravenous
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with edacious
spacioustenaciousgraciousgaseouscretaceousherbaceousaudaciousefficaciousvoraciousvivaciousfallaciouscarbonaceoussebaceousvexatiousflirtatiouscurvaceousostentatioussalaciousrapaciouscapacioussagaciouspugnaciousloquaciousmendacious
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
edacious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edacious
MLA
“edacious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edacious. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “edacious,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edacious.
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