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gluttonous

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡlʌt(ə)nəs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted glnoosttuuStarts with GEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink

Word origin

From Middle English glotenose, glotenouse, glotonos, glotonous, glotounius, glotynous, from Middle French glotonos; equivalent to glutton + -ous.

Used in a sentence

  • Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.
  • Then they could smile and fawn upon his debts, / And take down the interest into their gluttonous maws.
  • ["]The voracious caterpillar when transformed into a butterfly," … "and the gluttonous maggot when become a fly," content themselves with a drop or two of honey or some other sweet liquid.

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