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^[1]:

     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^[2]:

     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