rapacious
/rəˈpeɪʃəs/
adjective
- Having a strong desire to take more than one needs, especially money or possessions; greedy.
- History is full of rapacious rulers who plundered their own people.
- The rapacious landlord raised the rent every year without making any repairs.
- Rapacious corporations often ignore the harm they cause to the environment.
- Of an animal: aggressively grabbing or eating prey; predatory.
- In the ocean, sharks are known for their rapacious feeding habits.
- The documentary showed the rapacious behavior of wolves hunting in a pack.
- The rapacious hawk swooped down and caught a mouse.
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