"inclined to eat," 1670s, from Latin esurientem (nominative esuriens), present participle of esurire "be hungry, hunger, desire to eat," from stem of edere "to eat" (from PIE root *ed- "to eat"). Related: Esurience; esuriency.
the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity
fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy
estrangement
estrogen
estrus
estuarine
estuary
esurient
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et al.
et cetera
eta
etagere
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