rapacious
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
a predatory bird
Related & opposite
- bird of prey derivation
- vulture derivation
- aggressive similar to
Sense 2 adjective
excessively greedy and grasping
a rapacious divorcee on the prowl
Related & opposite
- avarice derivation
- greediness derivation
- acquisitive similar to
Sense 3 adjective
devouring or craving food in great quantities
edacious vultures
Related & opposite
- rapacity derivation
- voraciousness derivation
- gluttonous similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bird of prey |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | vulture |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | aggressive |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | avarice |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | greediness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | acquisitive |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rapacity |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | voraciousness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | gluttonous |