Literary notes about voracious (AI summary)
The term “voracious” in literature frequently invokes an image of insatiable hunger, whether it refers to literal consumption or a metaphor for unbridled desire. Authors employ it to depict natural creatures that devour their prey without restraint—as seen in references to voracious fish and insects ([1], [2])—or to characterize human behaviors and ambitions, such as an unremitting appetite for knowledge or power ([3], [4]). This rich descriptor not only emphasizes the physical act of eating but also extends to symbolize an overwhelming, often relentless, pursuit of various forms of sustenance, crafting vivid depictions that resonate on both a tangible and metaphorical level ([5], [6]).
- The Pickerel with two rudders I have heard and read many tales, illustrating the voracious appetite of pickerel.
— from Fish Stories by Henry Abbott - The locust is a voracious insect belonging to the grasshopper or grylli genus, and is a great scourge in Oriental countries.
— from Notes on the New Testament, Explanatory and Practical: Revelation by Albert Barnes - It was understood that Sam would be sent north to attend College the next year, and meantime he had become a voracious reader.
— from The Big Brother: A Story of Indian War by George Cary Eggleston - The man's voracious vanity devoured this implied tribute to his local and critical supremacy with an appearance of the highest relish.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins - 49 He in whose case the day is not counted is not called voracious.
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - 198 The public appetite for news and gossip appears to have been quite as voracious then as now.
— from The Young Man and Journalism by Chester Sanders Lord
