Given to plundering, or taking things by force; extremely rapacious. Cf. raven, v. 1. Now rare.

Given to rapine; rapacious.

That plunders or robs; extortionate, cheating. Cf. pilling, adj.

Despoiling, ravaging; doing damage.

Of, relating to, of the nature of, or involving plunder, pillage, or ruthless exploitation.

That robs, extorts, plunders; pillaging.

Causing or characterized by destruction or pillage; plundering, spoliatory.

That plunders.

= vulturine, adj.

= predatory, adj. (in various senses).

Given to robbery, plundering, looting, or stealing.

Of or belonging to the vulture tribe; resembling a vulture. In general use. Also figurative.

Predatory.

Characterized by depredation; plundering, laying waste.

Of the nature of, characterized by, spoliation or robbery; pillaging, plundering.

= predatory, adj. (in various senses).

Given to plundering; characterized by or involving plunder.

Resembling that of a falcon or hawk, esp. in respect of sight or temperament; sharp-eyed, hawklike.

Spoliatory. rare.

Characterized by or suggestive of predation; = predatory, adj.

figurative. Grasping, avaricious.