[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

esurient \esu"rient\, a. l. esuriens, p. pr. of ensurire, fr.
   edere to eat.
   inclined to eat; hungry; voracious. r. --bailey. "poor, but
   esurient." --carlyle.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

esurient \esu"rient\, n.
   one who is hungry or greedy. r.
   1913 webster

         an insatiable esurient after riches.     --wood.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

esurient
     adj 1: 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" syn: famished, ravenous, sharp-set,
             starved
     2: 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" syn: avid, devouringa,
         greedy
     3: devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious
        vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves";
        "voracious sharks" syn: edacious, rapacious, ravening,
         ravenous, voracious, wolfish
see also:
famished ravenous sharp-set starved avid devouringa 
greedy edacious rapacious ravening voracious 
wolfish 

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