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Synonyms for gluttonous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : gluht-n-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈglʌt n əs

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Définition of gluttonous

Origin :
  • mid-14c.; see glutton + -ous. Related: Gluttonously.
  • adj voracious
Example sentences :
  • There was a gluttonous look on every face whenever it was mentioned.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Arcolano hesitated, and his gluttonous mouth quivered and twitched.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • When at last his gluttonous appetite was satisfied he called for another pie.
  • Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • Yet it must not be supposed that the company was gluttonous or greedy.
  • Extract from : « Red Rooney » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • This gluttonous appetite, they say, is occasioned by the cold.
  • Extract from : « The Great Company » by Beckles Willson
  • He had a most gluttonous appetite for books, and read everything, old and new.
  • Extract from : « Liverpool a few years since » by James Aspinall
  • The gluttonous army of the lean threw themselves on the children.
  • Extract from : « The Insect » by Jules Michelet
  • King Dodon, lazy and gluttonous, is oppressed by the cares of state.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Opera Book » by Gustav Kobb
  • He is more than hearty—he verges very closely upon the gluttonous.
  • Extract from : « Nasby in Exile » by David R. Locke
  • Gluttonous and greedy of enjoyment, the caterpillar lived for itself.
  • Extract from : « Everyday Objects » by W. H. Davenport Adams
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