gluttonously

glut·ton·ous

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gluht-n-uh s]
- /ˈglʌt n əs/
- /ˈɡlʌt.ən.əs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gluht-n-uh s]
- /ˈglʌt n əs/

Definitions of gluttonously word

adjective gluttonously tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious. 1
adjective gluttonously greedy; insatiable. 1
noun gluttonously In a gluttonous manner. 1

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Origin of gluttonously

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at glutton1, -ous

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Parts of speech for Gluttonously

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gluttonously

gluttonously popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for gluttonously

adverb gluttonously

greedily — excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
voraciously — craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite.
ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
hungrily — having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.
insatiably — not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge.

All 6 Synonyms of gluttonously

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