predatory
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
- "predatory warfare"
- living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
- "a predatory bird"
- living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain; ; - Peter S. Prescott; - W.E.Swinton
- "predatory capitalists"
- "a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal"
Adj
- Of, or relating to a predator.
- Living by preying on other living animals.
- Exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praedātōrius, equivalent to predator + -y.
Synonyms
marauding, predaceous, predacious, raiding, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous
Scrabble Score: 15
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Words With Friends Score: 15
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