1. (adj)rapacious, ravening, voracious excessively greedy and grasping "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments"
2. (adj)edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish devouring or cravingfood in great quantities "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"