predativeadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɛdətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈprɛdədɪv/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: predation n., predatory adj., -ive suffix; Latin praedāt- , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < either predat- (in either predation n. or predatory adj.) or classical Latin praedāt-, past participial stem of praedārī to plunder, spoil (see pread v.) + -ive suffix, after native adj., passive adj., etc. Compare earlier predatory adj., predacious adj., and also predatism n., predate v.²

Characterized by or suggestive of predation; = predatory adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > [adjective]

ravenousc1425

rapinous1484

polling1526

spoiling1565

predatory1589

pilling1590

spoilful1590

plundering1641

vulturian1659

predatitious1660

pillagingc1670

vulturine1721

predal1737

depredatory1771

spoliatory1790

predatorial1791

plunderous1797

spoliating1840

accipitral1842

despoiling1859

spoliative1875

predative1920

prehensile1927

1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love i. 11 Her features were strongly marked, handsome, with a tense, unseeing, predative look.

1952 Ecology 33 445/2 In unrenewed environments, and in competitive and predative relationships, the possibility of a population level exceeding the current saturation level must be considered.

1990 Independent (Nexis) 16 Apr. 18 Their arguments would also justify the culling of people: they are predative and multiply.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	predative
释义	predativeadj. Brit. /ˈprɛdətɪv/, U.S. /ˈprɛdədɪv/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: predation n., predatory adj., -ive suffix; Latin praedāt- , -ive suffix. Etymology: < either predat- (in either predation n. or predatory adj.) or classical Latin praedāt-, past participial stem of praedārī to plunder, spoil (see pread v.) + -ive suffix, after native adj., passive adj., etc. Compare earlier predatory adj., predacious adj., and also predatism n., predate v.² Characterized by or suggestive of predation; = predatory adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > [adjective] ravenousc1425 rapinous1484 polling1526 spoiling1565 predatory1589 pilling1590 spoilful1590 plundering1641 vulturian1659 predatitious1660 pillagingc1670 vulturine1721 predal1737 depredatory1771 spoliatory1790 predatorial1791 plunderous1797 spoliating1840 accipitral1842 despoiling1859 spoliative1875 predative1920 prehensile1927 1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love i. 11 Her features were strongly marked, handsome, with a tense, unseeing, predative look. 1952 Ecology 33 445/2 In unrenewed environments, and in competitive and predative relationships, the possibility of a population level exceeding the current saturation level must be considered. 1990 Independent (Nexis) 16 Apr. 18 Their arguments would also justify the culling of people: they are predative and multiply. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1920
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