ESURIENT

(adj.) devouring or craving food in great quantities
"edacious vultures", "a rapacious appetite", "ravenous as wolves", "voracious sharks"
synonyms : edacious , rapacious , ravening , ravenous , voracious , wolfish
(adj.) (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
"avid for adventure", "an avid ambition to succeed", "fierce devouring affection", "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity", "greedy for fame"
synonyms : avid , devouring , greedy
He had an avid appetite for adventure, and always found himself in one dangerous situation after another. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) extremely hungry
"they were tired and famished for food and sleep", "a ravenous boy", "the family was starved and ragged", "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
synonyms : famished , ravenous , sharp-set , starved

Mnemonics for esurient

(Tag: ) mr. suri (SRK in rab ne banadi jodi) is extremely desirous / hungary to win love of his wife
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(Tag: ) ESURIENT -> USURP-ient = Esurient means an ardENT dESIRE to uSURp.
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(Tag: ) Esuriency- sounds like He sure is ..(hungry/greedy) isn't he"
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(Tag: ) sur(pig) ki tarah khaane wala.. kuch bhi chalega usko
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