voracious
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.”
“Their aggressive behavior, voracious appetite and ability to thrive in a wide range of conditions have helped them multiply into the billions.”
“Outside of schoolwork, a child can read anywhere from as few as 100,000 words per year to 10 million or more for the most voracious readers.”
From Latin vorāx, from vorō (“I devour”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.