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/glut"n ee/, n.excessive eating and drinking.[1175-1225; ME glotonie, glutonie < OF glotonie; see GLUTTON1, -Y3]Syn. gormandizing, intemperance, voracity.
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gluttony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Insatiable appetite Nouns 1. gluttony, gluttonousness, hunger, hoggishness; greed, greediness; voracity, rapacity, edacity, crapulence; epicurism; good or high living; guzzling; good cheer, blowout;… … English dictionary for students
