rapacious
Pronunciation: /ɹəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/
The English word “rapacious” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Voracious; avaricious.
- Given to taking by force or plundering; aggressively greedy.
- Subsisting off live prey.
Etymology
Perhaps from rapacity + -ous, in any case ultimately from Latin rapāx (“grasping, greedy”) + -acious.
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