прожорливый

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Russian

Etymology

From прожо́ра (prožóra, glutton, found in Dal) +‎ -ливый (-livyj), from прожира́ть (prožirátʹ, to devour); compare обжо́ра (obžóra, glutton), жрать (žratʹ, to devour).

Pronunciation

Adjective

прожо́рливый (prožórlivyj)

  1. gluttonous, voracious
    • 1848, Dmitrij Davydov, “Думы беглеца на Байкале (Thoughts of a Runaway in Baikal)”
      В дебрях не тронул прожорливый зверь,
      Пуля стрелка — миновала.
      V debrjax ne tronul prožorlivyj zverʹ,
      Pulja strelka — minovala.
      In the wilderness, the voracious beast bothered not;
      The shooter's bullet passed by.

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