gluttonish

English

Etymology

From Middle English glotenish, equivalent to glutton + -ish.

Adjective

gluttonish (comparative more gluttonish, superlative most gluttonish)

  1. gluttonous
    • 1871, Ledyard Bill, Minnesota; Its Character and Climate:
      People with gluttonish inclinations can easily and do make themselves sick while subsisting on an entirely fruit diet; hence, if discretion is needed in the use of the simplest articles of food, of course it cannot be dispensed with while indulging in other sorts.
    • 1920, Robert Ames Bennet, Bloom of Cactus:
      The handsome face of the young Apache seemed utterly blank of all expression except gluttonish enjoyment of the food he was wolfing.

Derived terms

  • gluttonishly
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