The Only Use of
voracious
in
Barn Burning, by Faulkner
- Older, the boy might have remarked this and wondered why not a big one; why should not a man who had not only seen the waste and extravagance of war, but who had in his blood an inherent voracious prodigality with material not his own, have burned everything in sight?†
Definition:
craving or doing something in an extreme manner -- especially craving or eating large quantities of food