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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ra•pa•cious /rəˈpeɪʃəs/USA pronunciation adj. - overly grasping; greedy:rapacious gangsters.
- Animal Behavior(of animals) living by capturing prey.
ra•pa•cious•ness, ra•pac•i•ty /rəˈpæsɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ra•pa•cious (rə pā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. - given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- inordinately greedy; predatory;
extortionate:a rapacious disposition. - Zoology, Animal Behavior(of animals) subsisting by the capture of living prey;
predacious.
- Latin rapāci- (stem of rapāx greedy, akin to rapere to seize; see rape1) + -ous
- 1645–55
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ravenous, voracious, grasping; preying. See avaricious.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged generous.
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