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Word of the Day 01/10/25 Edacity
Edacity (noun)
e·dac·i·ty [ih-das-i-tee] (previously 11-19-13)
noun
1. the state of being edacious; voraciousness; appetite.
Related Words
hunger, voracity
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Origin: 1620–30; < Latin edācitās, equivalent to edāci- (stem of edāx ) gluttonous, equivalent to ed- eat + -āci- adj. suffix + -tās -ty
Example Sentences
Disgust and edacity; laziness that cannot rest; futile ambition, revenge, non-admiralship:—O, within that carbuncled skin what a confusion of confusions sits bottled!
From Project Gutenberg
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e·dac·i·ty [ih-das-i-tee] (previously 11-19-13)
noun
1. the state of being edacious; voraciousness; appetite.
Related Words
hunger, voracity
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: 1620–30; < Latin edācitās, equivalent to edāci- (stem of edāx ) gluttonous, equivalent to ed- eat + -āci- adj. suffix + -tās -ty
Example Sentences
Disgust and edacity; laziness that cannot rest; futile ambition, revenge, non-admiralship:—O, within that carbuncled skin what a confusion of confusions sits bottled!
From Project Gutenberg
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.