Understanding the meaning of rapacious - BoostVocab

Smart Search Learn a New Word

rapacious

/rə'peɪʃəs/

Synonyms of rapacious Antonyms of rapacious Examples of rapacious Usage of rapacious Parts of rapacious Definition that contains rapacious Words sounding like rapacious Explanation of rapacious

adjective
devouring or craving food in great quantities
- + New List
"a rapacious appetite"

Similar:

edacious esurient ravening ravenous voracious wolfish gluttonous
adjective
excessively greedy and grasping
- + New List
"a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"

Similar:

ravening voracious acquisitive
adjective
living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
- + New List
"the rapacious wolf"

Similar:

predatory raptorial ravening vulturine vulturous aggressive

Explanation of rapacious

We don`t have explanations for this word yet.