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ra·pa·cious R0043000 (rə-pā′shəs)adj.1. Having or showing a strong or excessive desire to acquire money or possess things; greedy: "dishonest utilities and rapacious energy traders" (Paul Roberts).2. Living by killing prey, especially in large numbers: rapacious coyotes.3. Taking things by force; plundering: rapacious pirates. [From Latin rapāx, rapāc-, from rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.] ra·pa′cious·ly adv.ra·pac′i·ty (rə-păs′ĭ-tē), ra·pa′cious·ness n.rapacitythe state or quality of being excessively greedy or given to theft. — rapacious, adj.See also: TheftThesaurusNoun | 1. | rapacity - extreme gluttony rapaciousness, voraciousness, voracity, edacity, esuriencegluttony - habitual eating to excess | | 2. | rapacity - reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)avarice, avaritia, greed, covetousnessdeadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins" |
rapacitynoun greed, greediness, voraciousness, insatiableness, avarice, usury, cupidity, avidity, voracity, rapaciousness, predatoriness, graspingness, ravenousness, wolfishness their sexual desire and rapacityrapacitynounThe quality or condition of being voracious:avidity, edacity, omnivorousness, rapaciousness, ravenousness, voracity.Translationsrapacious (rəˈpeiʃəs) adjective greedy (especially for money); eager to seize as much as possible. 掠奪(尤指金錢)成性的 贪得无厌的,贪婪的 raˈpaciously adverb 掠奪成性地 贪婪得地,强取地 raˈpaciousness noun 掠奪成性 贪婪,强取 raˈpacity (-ˈpӕsə-) noun 掠奪 掠夺 EncyclopediaSeerapaciousrapacityenUK Related to rapacity: avariciousSynonyms for rapacitynoun greedSynonyms- greed
- greediness
- voraciousness
- insatiableness
- avarice
- usury
- cupidity
- avidity
- voracity
- rapaciousness
- predatoriness
- graspingness
- ravenousness
- wolfishness
Synonyms for rapacitynoun the quality or condition of being voraciousSynonyms- avidity
- edacity
- omnivorousness
- rapaciousness
- ravenousness
- voracity
Synonyms for rapacitynoun extreme gluttonySynonyms- rapaciousness
- voraciousness
- voracity
- edacity
- esurience
Related Wordsnoun reprehensible acquisitivenessSynonyms- avarice
- avaritia
- greed
- covetousness
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