gluttonous
adjective
glut·ton·ous
ˈglə-tə-nəs 
ˈglət-nəs
: marked by or given to gluttony
a gluttonous appetite
gluttonously
adverb
gluttonousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of gluttonous in a Sentence
gluttonous customers had practically emptied the all-you-can-eat buffet
Recent Examples on the Web
Instead, each selection is paired with something fresh and plant-based, allowing diners to indulge without feeling gluttonous.
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Vivienne Peters; Photos By Judy Revenaugh, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
Occasionally this has its benefits, as in 1793, when lusting after a lovable rogue (Barnard) can take her mind off crawling around in subservience as the wife of a gluttonous aristocrat (Nick Frost).
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
This story of the sweet camaraderie between a naive pig and his wise spider friend — with lovable supporting characters like Ram, Goose, and Templeton the gluttonous rat — still spins quite the spellbinding web after all these years.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
Somehow this cylindrical blob of sweet, glistening, ruby tartness has become synonymous with America’s most gluttonous day.
—Ben Cohen, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
Prices were higher, but so many people took advantage of the deal—and some to a gluttonous extreme—that earnings tumbled.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024
She is surrounded by models in a recreation of the Last Supper that puts the dinner's attendees in a gluttonous, hedonistic light.
—EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
Nia DaCosta’s The Marvels is a grounding contribution to a gluttonous and increasingly perplexing Marvel Cinematic Universe.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2023
Right about now, the super generation of Monarch butterflies that hatched earlier this summer at Ladew Topiary Gardens is embarking on a gluttonous nectar binge that would put to shame the notorious banquets of ancient Rome.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2023
Vivienne Peters; Photos By Judy Revenaugh, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
Occasionally this has its benefits, as in 1793, when lusting after a lovable rogue (Barnard) can take her mind off crawling around in subservience as the wife of a gluttonous aristocrat (Nick Frost).
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
This story of the sweet camaraderie between a naive pig and his wise spider friend — with lovable supporting characters like Ram, Goose, and Templeton the gluttonous rat — still spins quite the spellbinding web after all these years.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
Somehow this cylindrical blob of sweet, glistening, ruby tartness has become synonymous with America’s most gluttonous day.
—Ben Cohen, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
Prices were higher, but so many people took advantage of the deal—and some to a gluttonous extreme—that earnings tumbled.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024
She is surrounded by models in a recreation of the Last Supper that puts the dinner's attendees in a gluttonous, hedonistic light.
—EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
Nia DaCosta’s The Marvels is a grounding contribution to a gluttonous and increasingly perplexing Marvel Cinematic Universe.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2023
Right about now, the super generation of Monarch butterflies that hatched earlier this summer at Ladew Topiary Gardens is embarking on a gluttonous nectar binge that would put to shame the notorious banquets of ancient Rome.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2023
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“Gluttonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gluttonous. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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