Associations to the word «Rapacious»
Noun
- Cruel
- Greed
- Vulture
- Prey
- Robber
- Horde
- Landlord
- Clemens
- Cruelty
- Oppression
- Conqueror
- Bribe
- Colonist
- Thief
- Nobility
- Wealth
- Injustice
- Nobles
- Appetite
- Hunger
- Jaw
- Claw
- Wolf
- Bird
- Foe
- Demand
- Tenant
- Monster
- Owl
- Dominion
- Noble
- Temper
- Treasure
- Creature
- Sorrow
- Soul
- Ruler
- Revenue
- Fly
- Possession
- Nest
- Necessity
- Succession
- Destruction
- Rich
- Ruin
- Property
- Liberty
- Enemy
- Continent
- Sum
- Animal
- Enterprise
- Money
- Tax
- Spirit
- Dog
- Manner
- Monastery
Adjective
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".
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