vulturine
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of a vulture.
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resembling a vulture, especially in rapacious or predatory qualities.
a vulturine critic.
adjective
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of, relating to, or resembling a vulture
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Also: vulturous. rapacious, predatory, or greedy
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Etymology
Origin of vulturine
From the Latin word vulturīnus, dating back to 1640–50. See vulture, -ine 1
Example Sentences
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Mandelup follows Tester as he is scouted by a vulturine manager, who we only meet once, and, believe me, once is enough.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 27, 2019
His eyes were the worst – glittery and vulturine.
From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2018
Even Erdrich seems tested by Romeo with his "caved, tubercular-looking chest, scrawny arms, a vulturine head, and perpetually stoked-up eyes."
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2016
Let as many cars as thou wishest bear thy long shafts and arrows equipped with vulturine feathers.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
The man on his right was young, clean-shaven, and of a somewhat vulturine cast of countenance.
From The Man with Two Left Feet And Other Stories by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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