I.swallowing greedily, devouring, ravenous, voracious (class.).
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.