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Provided by the compucert esurient \ih-SUR-ee-uhnt; -ZUR-\, adjective:
- Hungry; greedy.
Esurient comes from the present participle of Latin esurire, "to be hungry, to desire eagerly," from edere, "to eat."
objectively attractive- A phrase used by a spouse or significant other who is incapable of admitting they find another person truly handsome, beautiful, or sexually attractive.
Trivia
What dog breed is named for a tax collector?
- The Doberman pinscher. German tax collector Louis Dobermann bred the strong, sleek, smart, and fiercely loyal dog in the late 19th century to protect him when he went on his rounds.
- Jarrow March: 200 protesters set out on a walk from Jarrow in northeastern England to Parliament in London in a bid to draw attention to their unemployment and poverty (1936)
- PBS: nonprofit TV network began broadcasting (1970)
- Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy: political putdown was uttered by Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayleduring a vice-presidential candidates' debate (1980)
- Václav Havel (73): writer, political dissenter, first president of the Czech Republic; US presidentChester A. Arthur (1830-1886) shares this birth date
- Bob Geldof (58): singer and political activist, Live Aid; plus, musicians Richard Street (67), Steve Miller (66) and Brian Johnson (62)
Kate Winslet (34): Oscar-winner for The Reader; also, actors Glynis Johns (86), Diane Cilento(76), Karen Allen (58), Bernie Mac (1958-2008), Daniel Baldwin (49), Guy Pearce (42) and Parminder Nagra (34)
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