rapacious
[ ruh-pey-shuhs ]
/ rəˈpeɪ ʃəs /
adjective
given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
inordinately greedy; predatory; extortionate: a rapacious disposition.
(of animals) subsisting by the capture of living prey; predacious.
Words nearby rapacious
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Origin of rapacious
SYNONYMS FOR rapacious
OTHER WORDS FROM rapacious
synonym study for rapacious
2. See avaricious.
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rapacious
/ (rəˈpeɪʃəs) /
adjective
practising pillage or rapine
greedy or grasping
(of animals, esp birds) subsisting by catching living prey
Derived forms of rapacious
rapaciously, adverbrapacity (rəˈpæsɪtɪ) or rapaciousness, nounWord Origin for rapacious
C17: from Latin rapāx grasping, from rapere to seize
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