adj. Hungry; greedy. [Latin ēsuriēns, ēsurient-, present participle of ēsurīre, desiderative of edere, to eat; see ed- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] e·suri·ence (-əns), e·suri·en·cy (-ən-sē) n. e·suri·ent·ly adv. |
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