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manner.
starving
    (STAR-ving)
    ADJECTIVE: Extremely hungry; ravenous.
stocky
    (STOK-ee)
    ADJECTIVE: Being broad and somewhat overweight.
stomach
    (STUHM-ick)
    VERB: To tolerate something.
stout
    (stowt)
    ADJECTIVE: Refers to a somewhat heavy person. As a noun, it describes a very strong and dark type of beer.
stuffed
    (stuhft)
    ADJECTIVE: Filled with something, or the feeling of being completely full.
    A collective sigh came from the table as they all sat there STUFFED from the holiday feast.
suds
    (suhdz)
    NOUN: Slang word for beer.
sumptuous
    (SUMP-choo-us)
    ADJECTIVE: Luxurious or lavish.
superfluous
    (soo-PER-floo-uss)
    ADJECTIVE: In excess of what is needed; unnecessary.
surfeit
    (SUR-fit)
    NOUN: So much of something as to make one bored or sick; as a verb, surfeit means to overindulge or give somebody an excessive amount of something.
sweet tooth
    (SWEET tooth)
    NOUN: A fondness for candy or other sweets.
swig
    (swig)
    NOUN: A large swallow of a beverage, particularly alcohol. As a verb, it means to swallow a beverage down quickly.
    Drunk and merry, the old man haphazardly wandered down the sidewalk, SWIGGING from a bottle and singing to anyone he bumped into.
swinish
    (SWYN-ish)
    ADJECTIVE: Suggestive of swine; hoggish.
sybarite
    (SIB-uh-rahyt)
    NOUN: One who devotes his or her life to the pursuit of pleasure; sensualist.
    The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
    —M ENANDER

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    Take heed of a gluttonous curiosity to feed on many things, lest the greediness of the appetite of thy memory spoil the digestion thereof.
    —T HOMAS F ULLER
take a drop
    (teyk a drop)
    VERB: To drink alcohol; quaff.
thirst
    (thurst)
    NOUN: A dry mouth or throat that leads to the desire for a drink; any insistent desire.
    Even though the couple simply lied in the sun all day, exerting no energy, they came back to the house with an insatiable THIRST.
titanic
    (tie-TAN-ic)
    ADJECTIVE: Having extraordinary strength, size, or power; colossal.
toss back
    (toss bak)
    VERB: To drink or guzzle a beverage, particularly an alcoholic one.
treat
    (treet)
    NOUN: An object or service—such as food or a massage—that is given as a reward, particularly when it’s a surprise.
    When you put no limit on your indulgences, there really is no such thing as a TREAT.
trencherman
    (TREN-chur-man)
    NOUN: A person with a big appetite; a big eater.
tubby
    (TUB-ee)
    ADJECTIVE: Chubby or overweight.

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    In general, mankind,
since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.
    —B ENJAMIN F RANKLIN
uncalled-for
    (uhn-KAWLD-for)
    ADJECTIVE: Not called for; unwarranted or unnecessary.
uncontrollable
    (un-kon-TROHL-uh-buhl)
    ADJECTIVE: Not able to be controlled or repressed; out of control.
    Michael realized his need to drink had become UNCONTROLLABLE when every moment of every day was spent thinking about his next drink.
undue
    (un-DOO)
    ADJECTIVE: Unwarranted or unjustfied; uncalled-for.
unending
    (un-END-ing)
    ADJECTIVE: Without end; never-ending.
unflagging
    (un-FLAG-ing)
    ADJECTIVE: Unwavering; untiring.
uninhibited
    (un-in-HIB-ih-ted)
    ADJECTIVE: Without inhibitions or restraint; unrestrained.
unlimited
    (un-LIM-ih-ted)
    ADJECTIVE: Without limits or restrictions; infinite.
    The manor’s wine cellar boasted a seemingly UNLIMITED number of vintages, with bottles lining the walls as far as the eye could see.
unnecessary
    (un-NESS-uh-sayr-ee)
    ADJECTIVE: Describes something that is not necessary or needed.
unrelenting
    (un-ree-LENT-ing)
    ADJECTIVE: Describes something that does not give up or weaken; insistent.
unreserved
    (un-ree-ZIRVD)
    ADJECTIVE: Without restrictions or reservations; frank.
unrestrained
    (un-ree-STREYND)
    ADJECTIVE: Without restraints or controls; uninhibited.
unrestricted
    (un-ree-STRIK-ted)
    ADJECTIVE: Without restrictions or hindrances; unhampered.
unsatisfied
    (un-SAT-iss-fiyd)
    ADJECTIVE: Not satisfied or pleased; discontented.
unwarranted
    (un-WOR-uhn-ted)
    ADJECTIVE: Not warranted or justified;