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1. (adj.) rapacious
given to plundering.
2. rapacious
inordinately greedy; predatory.
3. rapacious
(of animals) subsisting by the capture of living prey; predacious.
Etymology: (1645–55; < L rapāx, s. rapāc- greedy, adj. der. of rapere to seize (see rape1); see -acious)
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1. (adj) predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous
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"
2. (adj) rapacious, ravening, voracious
excessively greedy and grasping
"a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments"
3. (adj) edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish
devouring or craving food in great quantities
"edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) rapacious
given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; seizing by force
2. (adj) rapacious
accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals seized by violence; as, a tiger is a rapacious animal; a rapacious bird
3. (adj) rapacious
avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious appetite
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Sense: greedy (especially for money); eager to seize as much as possible.
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 Afrikaans: inhalig |
 Arabic: جَشِع، نَهِم |
 Bulgarian: алчен |
 Brazilian: ávido |
 Czech: chamtivý |
 German: (raub)gierig |
 Danish: grisk |
 Greek: άπληστος |
 Spanish: rapaz, codicioso |
 Estonian: ahne, täitmatu |
 Farsi: چپاولگر |
 Finnish: ahne |
 French: rapace |
 Hebrew: אוֹהֵב בֵּצַע |
 Hindi: अति लोलुप |
 Croatian: grabežljivo, pohlepno |
 Hungarian: kapzsi |
 Indonesian: tamak |
 Icelandic: gráðugur |
 Italian: rapace, avido |
 Japanese: 強欲な |
 Korean: 탐욕스러운 |
 Lithuanian: godus, grobuoniškas |
 Latvian: alkatīgs |
 Malay: tamak |
 Dutch: hebzuchtig |
 Norwegian: grådig, grisk |
 Polish: zachłanny |
 Persian: چپاولگر |
 Pashto: لوټمار، او شوكه مار، سراښ |
 Portuguese: ávido |
 Romanian: rapace |
 Russian: жадный; ненасытный |
 Slovak: chamtivý, dravý |
 Slovenian: grabežljiv |
 Serbian: grabežljiv |
 Swedish: girig, glupsk |
 Thai: โลภ |
 Turkish: aç gözlü, gözü doymaz |
 Taiwanese: 掠奪(尤指金錢)成性的 |
 Ukrainian: жадібний |
 Urdu: لالچی |
 Vietnamese: tham lam |
 Chinese: 贪得无厌的，贪婪的 |
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