gluttonous
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gluttonous
- /ˈɡlʌt(ə)nəs/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English glotenose, glotenouse, glotonos, glotonous, glotounius, glotynous, from Middle French glotonos; equivalent to glutton + -ous.
adjective more gluttonous · most gluttonous
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Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.
Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.
Similar: gluttonish, gluttonly
- Greedy. Then they could smile and fawn upon his debts, / And take down the interest into their gluttonous maws.
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adj given to excessive eating; prone to overeating
| Español | glotón, goloso, garoso, tragón, tragantón, comelón |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 飽くなき akunaki |
| 中文 | 貪嘴 /贪嘴 tānzuǐ, 暴食的 bàoshí-de, 饞 /馋 chán |
| Português | guloso, glutão |
| Français | glouton, gourmand, goulu |
| Deutsch | gefräßig, unersättlich |
| Ελληνικά | λαίμαργος laímargos |
| Română | mâncăcios |
| Русский | прожо́рливый prožórlivyj, ненасы́тный nenasýtnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | phàm ăn |
| العربية | نَهِم nahim, شَرِه šarih |
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