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adephagous

adephagous adjective: greedy, gluttonous.

Adjective

adephagous (comparative more adephagous, superlative most adephagous)

  1. greedy, gluttonous
  2. Relating to the Adephaga

Forms of adephagous

comparativemore adephagous
superlativemost adephagous

Origin of adephagous

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀδηφάγος (adēphágos).

Questions about adephagous

What does adephagous mean?
Adephagous means greedy, gluttonous.
What part of speech is adephagous?
Adephagous is an adjective.

Words near adephagous in the dictionary

  1. adeoniform
  2. adepescent
  3. adephagan
  4. adephagans
  5. Adephagia
  6. adephagous
  7. adepithelial
  8. adeps
  9. adept
  10. adepter
  11. adeptest

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