Associations to the word «Rapacious»

Wiktionary

RAPACIOUS, adjective. Voracious; avaricious.
RAPACIOUS, adjective. Given to taking by force or plundering; aggressively greedy.
RAPACIOUS, adjective. (of an animal, usually a bird) Subsisting off live prey.

Dictionary definition

RAPACIOUS, adjective. Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal".
RAPACIOUS, adjective. Excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments".
RAPACIOUS, adjective. Devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks".

Wise words

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