vŏrax, ācis, adj. [voro], swallowing greedily, devouring, ravenous, voracious (class.).
I Lit.: quae Charybdis tam vorax? Cic. Phil. 2, 27, 67: venter, Ov. M. 15, 94.—
II Trop., devouring , destroying , consuming , destructive , ruinous : pontus, Luc. 2, 664: flamma, Sil. 4, 687: impensae, Val. Max. 7, 1 fin. : usura, Luc. 1, 181.— Comp. : ignis, Ov. M. 8, 839.—In mal. part.: culus, lecherous , lustful , Cat. 33, 4.—Adv.: vŏrācĭter , greedily , voraciously , Macr. S. 6, 5 med.