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adj. (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
adj. wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume
adj. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Word Usage
"I should suggest that it means not merely "_recipient_, capable of receiving," but, to coin a word, _captatious_, eager or greedy to receive, absorbing; as we say _avidum mare_, or a _greedy gulf_."