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.
Origin of rapacious
SYNONYMS FOR rapacious
synonym study for rapacious
2. See
avaricious.
OTHER WORDS FROM rapacious
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British Dictionary definitions for rapacious
rapacious
/ (rəˈpeɪʃəs) /
adjective
practising pillage or rapine
greedy or grasping
(of animals, esp birds) subsisting by catching living prey
Derived forms of rapacious
rapaciously, adverb rapacity (rəˈpæsɪtɪ) or rapaciousness, nounWord Origin for rapacious
C17: from Latin
rapāx grasping, from
rapere to seize