English → Latin
“edacious” in Latin
edāxgreedy, gluttonous, rapacious, voracious, consuming, devourer.; destructivegulōsusgluttonous; appetizingvorāxvoracious, gluttonous
The English word edacious itself goes back to Latin edō, through edax.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
edacious
edax: cibi avidus: cibi plurimi: gulosus: vorax. SYNON. in GREEDY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for edacious?
- The usual Latin words for “edacious” are edāx, gulōsus, vorāx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.