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English
Etymology
From Middle English glotenish, equivalent to glutton + -ish.
Adjective
gluttonish (comparative more gluttonish, superlative most gluttonish)
- gluttonous
1871, Ledyard Bill, Minnesota; Its Character and Climate: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.
1920, Robert Ames Bennet, Bloom of Cactus:The handsome face of the young Apache seemed utterly blank of all expression except gluttonish enjoyment of the food he was wolfing.
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