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Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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e·su·ri·ent  audio  (-sr-nt, -zr-) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
Hungry; greedy.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin surins, surient- present participle of surre desiderative of edere, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
e·suri·ence  (-ns) KEY  or e·suri·en·cy  (-n-s) KEY (Noun), e·suri·ent·ly(Adverb)


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