voracious
adj. C1 Advanced US //vɔˈɹeɪʃəs// UK //vɔːɹˈeɪʃəs// vo·ra·cious
adj. describing someone who eats a lot or someone who reads and learns very quickly. It is often used to talk about a person's strong appetite for knowledge or food.
adj. characterised by an intense and insatiable appetite for food, reading, or knowledge. Often used to describe a person's consumption habits or intellectual curiosity.
She is a voracious reader who finishes a book every week.
The library was built to satisfy the voracious appetite for information among the local students.
The young entrepreneur's voracious appetite for risk led him to invest in several volatile startups, eventually transforming his modest inheritance into a global tech empire.
From Latin vorāx, from vorō (“I devour”).