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predatory

/ predatory /
adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
"a predatory bird"
"the rapacious wolf"
"raptorial birds"
"ravening wolves"
"a vulturine taste for offal"
Similar:
aggressive
adjective satellite Sense 2
characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
"bands of marauding Indians"
"predatory warfare"
"a raiding party"
Similar:
offensive
adjective satellite Sense 3
living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain
"predatory capitalists"
"a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal"- Peter S. Prescott"
"a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster"- W.E.Swin"
Similar:
acquisitive
Semantic Complexity
50%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
3
Total Relationships
3
Times Searched
18
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Related Words

aggressive offensive acquisitive