Esurient
Adjective: “Hungry or Greedy.”
Used in a Sentence: “It seems a tad esurient of my learned colleague to favor 17 highway projects in his own district and a combined total of two in the districts of the remaining 10 members of this committee.”
Filed under: Words That Aren't Heard in Committee Enough
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Great word — I had to look it up! Thanks for vocabulary this AM, and of course, the underlying point!
Comment by Sandy Carey — 2.12.2014 @ 7:39 am
An ode to the Silver Fox of the Siskiyous, pray tell?
Comment by Les Spahnn — 2.12.2014 @ 7:55 am