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esurient (adj.)
"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" (see
edible
). Related:
Esurience
;
esuriency
.