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gluttonish en · ADJ

Etymology

From Middle English glotenish, equivalent to glutton + -ish.

Meanings

1. gluttonous
   • The handsome face of the young Apache seemed utterly blank of all expression except gluttonish enjoyment of the food he was wolfing. 1920, Robert Ames Bennet, Bloom of Cactus:
   • People with gluttonish inclinations can easily and do make themselves sick while subsisting on an entirely fruit diet; hence, if discretion is needed in the use of the simplest articles of food, of course it cannot be dispensed with while indulging in other sorts. 1871, Ledyard Bill, Minnesota; Its Character and Climate:

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Deriveds

gluttonishly