Literary notes about VORACITY (AI summary)
In literature, authors deploy "voracity" to vividly portray both unbridled hunger and an insatiable drive. At times, it describes the raw, physical act of consuming food—characters devour their meals with a fierce, almost animalistic intensity [1, 2, 3]—while in other instances the term extends metaphorically to capture an unquenchable yearning or ambition [4, 5]. It is equally applied to natural forces, illustrating how creatures, from arctic hunters to voracious insects, embody a relentless drive to survive and overcome obstacles [6, 7, 8]. Such versatility allows "voracity" to serve as a powerful emblem of both physical and metaphorical appetites throughout literature.
- It was followed by a coarser expression, and he ate his food with fierce voracity and asked for "more--more!"
— from The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction - He devoured it with wolfish voracity, his entertainer watching him for a moment, then turning away in pained disgust.
— from Elsie's WidowhoodA Sequel to Elsie's Children by Martha Finley - I snatched a leg and ate it with voracity.
— from Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, Part 1 (of 2) by William Lewis Herndon - What must be the nature of that thing, which, in all parts of the world, supplies this most greedy voracity without destroying itself?
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny - But his voracity for anything printed was insatiable.
— from Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 by John G. (John George) Nicolay - Other travelers narrate the most incredible stories of the voracity of the inhabitants of arctic regions.
— from Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics by Joel Dorman Steele - The animals of prey in the arctic regions, as every one knows, far exceed in voracity those of the torrid zone.
— from Familiar Letters on Chemistry, and Its Relation to Commerce, Physiology, and Agriculture by Liebig, Justus, Freiherr von - These small insects drank my blood with unutterable voracity, their incessant bites gave me spasmodic convulsions and poisoned my blood.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova
