gluttonish

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adjective

gluttonous

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivegluttonish (comparative more gluttonish, superlative most gluttonish)

comparative more gluttonish · superlative most gluttonish

  1. gluttonous

    The handsome face of the young Apache seemed utterly blank of all expression except gluttonish enjoyment of the food he was wolfing.

    1920, Robert Ames Bennet, Bloom of Cactus
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    People with gluttonish inclinations can easily and do make themselves sick while subsisting on an entirely fruit diet; hence, if discretion is needed in the use of the simplest articles of food, of course it cannot be dispensed with while indulging in other sorts.

    1871, Ledyard Bill, Minnesota; Its Character and Climate

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Middle Englishglotenish
  2. Englishgluttonish

From Middle English glotenish, equivalent to glutton + -ish.

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Chicago

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