Rapacious
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Rapacious is an adjective meaning (also figurative) Voracious; avaricious.
Meaning
(also figurative) Voracious; avaricious.
More Meanings
- Given to taking by force or plundering; aggressively greedy.
- (of an animal, usually a bird) Subsisting off live prey.
Example Sentences
The rapacious maw of our despair
A Prince […] sooner becomes hated by being rapacious and by interfering with the property and with the women of his subjects, than in any other way.
Big Tech companies, on the other hand, have proven themselves to be rapacious capitalists—they take as much as they can and ask for permission later.
Even the rapacious birds appeared to comprehend the nature of the ceremony, for […] they once more began to make their airy circuits above the place[…]
Synonyms for rapacious
Depending on context, synonyms include acquisitive, avaricious, cormorant, covetous, edacious, esurient.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ravening, edacious, voracious, gluttonous, esurient, predatory.
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