(adj) excessively greedy and grasping, Syn.voracious, ravening, Example: a rapacious divorcee on the prowl; ravening creditors; paying taxes to voracious governments
a. [ L. rapax, -acis, from rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch away. See Rapid. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; seizing by force. “ The downfall of the rapacious and licentious Knights Templar.” Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals seized by violence; as, a tiger is a rapacious animal; a rapacious bird. [ 1913 Webster ]
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