gulosity

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English

Etymology

From Late Latin gulōsitātem, from gulōsus (gluttonous).

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: g(y)ü-'lä-sə-tē

Noun

gulosity (uncountable)

  1. (now rare) Excessive appetite; greed, gluttony.
    Synonyms: greediness, voracity, gluttony
    • 1791, James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 331:
      [T]he 206th number of his Rambler is a masterly essay against gulosity.