vulturine

[ vuhl-chuh-rahyn, -cher-in ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a vulture.
2. resembling a vulture, especially in rapacious or predatory qualities:

   a vulturine critic.

vulturine

/ ˈvʌltʃəˌraɪn /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a vulture
2. Alsovulturous rapacious, predatory, or greedy

Other Words From

• un·vultur·ine adjective
• un·vultur·ous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vulturine¹

From the Latin word vulturīnus, dating back to 1640–50. See vulture, -ine ¹

Related Words

• greedy
• marauding
• rapacious
• voracious