Predatory
adjective'prɛdə,toʊri
Adjective
living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain
“predatory capitalists”
“a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal”
Similar:PredaceousPredaciouscharacterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
“predatory warfare”
Similar:MaraudingRaidingliving by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
“a predatory bird”
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Similar Words
- Marauding
- Raiding
- Rapacious
- Raptorial
- Ravening
- Vulturine
- Vulturous
- Predaceous
- Predacious
- Offensive
- Aggressive
- Acquisitive