rapacious
11rapacious — UK [rəˈpeɪʃəs] / US adjective very formal never satisfied until you have taken everything that you can take Rapacious developers soon bought up the land. rapacious appetites Derived words: rapaciously adverb rapaciousness noun uncountable… …
12rapacious — adjective Etymology: Latin rapac , rapax, from rapere to seize more at rapid Date: 1651 1. excessively grasping or covetous 2. living on prey 3. ravenous < a rapacious appetite > Synonyms: see voracious • rapaciously adverb …
13rapacious — rapaciously, adv. rapacity /reuh pas i tee/, rapaciousness, n. /reuh pay sheuhs/, adj. 1. given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed. 2. inordinately greedy; predatory; extortionate: a rapacious disposition. 3. (of animals)… …
14rapacious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. greedy, ravenous, voracious. See desire, gluttony. Ant., generous. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Greedy] Syn. grasping, avaricious, insatiable; see sense 2; greedy 1 , 2 . 2. [Living on prey] Syn.… …
15rapacious — ra|pa|cious [rəˈpeıʃəs] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: rapax, from rapere; RAPE1] always wanting more money, goods etc than you need or have a right to = ↑greedy ▪ rapacious landlords >rapaciously adv >rapacity [rəˈpæsıti] n… …
16rapacious — adjective formal taking everything that you can, especially by using violence: a rapacious band of robbers rapaciously adverb rapaciousness noun (U) rapacity noun (U) …
17rapacious — adjective poor Tom has fallen for a rapacious gold digger Syn: grasping, greedy, avaricious, acquisitive, covetous; mercenary, materialistic; insatiable, predatory; informal money grubbing, grabby See note at greedy Ant: generous …
18rapacious — /rəˈpeɪʃəs / (say ruh payshuhs) adjective 1. given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed. 2. inordinately greedy; predatory; extortionate: a rapacious disposition. 3. (of animals) subsisting by the capture of living prey; predacious …
19rapacious — grasping, predatory …
20rapacious — adj. [L. rapaxacis, grasping] Subsisting on prey; predacious; voracious; predatory …
