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    voracious

    voracious - Dictionary definition and meaning for word voracious

    Definition
    (adj) excessively greedy and grasping
    Synonyms : rapacious , ravening
    Example Sentence
    • a rapacious divorcee on the prowl
    • ravening creditors
    • paying taxes to voracious governments
    Definition
    (adj) devouring or craving food in great quantities
    Example Sentence
    • edacious vultures
    • a rapacious appetite
    • ravenous as wolves
    • voracious sharks
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for voracious

remember carniVORES ,herbiVORES...So "VORE" tells sumthing about eating.

Voracious (BORA RICE FOR US) Imagine you are seeking a BORA BHARKAR RICE for yourself.. what does it signifies? Simply you be such a food craver !!

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Break Voracious as VO RAkhI US ne jab bandhi meen ne bohat sa khana khushii meen kha leya.

vo rac ious (eating one rack of food).

Vora (wore) + acious (Asha ) girls wore different sadi in asha (mean greedy in +ve way)

Voracious and gluttonous are similar in sound and they mean... greedy.

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