gluttonous

Meanings

Adjective

given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink
- "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"
- "a gluttonous debauch"
- "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"

Adj

Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.
Greedy.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English glotenose, glotenouse, glotonos, glotonous, glotounius, glotynous, from Middle French glotonos; equivalent to glutton + -ous.

Synonyms

gluttonish, gluttonly

Antonyms

abstemious

Scrabble Score: 11

gluttonous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gluttonous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gluttonous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

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