vorax

vŏrax, ācis, adj. [voro], swallowing greedily, devouring, ravenous, voracious (class.).

• I Lit.: quae Charybdis tam vorax? Cic. Phil. 2, 27, 67: venter, Ov. M. 15, 94.—
• II Trop., devouring, destroying, consuming, destructive, ruinous: pontus, Luc. 2, 664: flamma, Sil. 4, 687: impensae, Val. Max. 7, 1 fin.: usura, Luc. 1, 181.—Comp.: ignis, Ov. M. 8, 839.—In mal. part.: culus, lecherous, lustful, Cat. 33, 4.—Adv.: vŏrācĭter, greedily, voraciously, Macr. S. 6, 5 med.

vorāx, ācis (voro), I) gern und leicht etwas verschlingend, -fressend, -verschluckend, gefräßig, homo vorax et potator vini, Vulg.: rabiosi et voraces lupi, Lact.: vor. Charybdis, Cic.: ignis voracior, Ov.: culus voracior, Catull.: gluttones voracissimi, Schopen, Uned. Scholien p. 5, 8. – II) übtr., fressend, verzehrend, usura, Lucan. 1, 181: impensae, Val. Max. 7, 1, 2.

vorax [CL], greedy in consumption of or appetite for food or drink, gluttonous, voracious. b (of fire) that consumes. mihi videtur quod sis ‥ multus edax lupus et ~ax Ælf. Bata 4. 11; mira Dei virtus quod ‥ nec natura ~ax nec venator instigans ‥ impios ‥ transvehunt ad rapinam Gir. TH II 40; vulpis est animal ~ax [ME: a frech beast & freotewil] AncrR 40.  b civitatem ~ax flamma comburit Hon. Spec. Eccl. 838A; hostes ‥ universa ~aci flamme tradunt Ib. 1052A.

vŏrāx, (13) ācis (voro), qui est toujours disposé à dévorer, dévorant, vorace, qui engloutit : Cic. Phil. 2, 67 ; Ov. M. 15, 94 ; voracior ignis Ov. M. 8, 839, feu plus avide.

vorax , acis. adj. c.
吞者。貪饕者。

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vorāx ācis, adj.with comp.

• GVOR-, swallowing greedily, devouring, ravenous, voracious, consuming: quae Charybdis tam vorax?: ignis voracior, O.: culus voracior, more lustful, Ct.