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Word: ra·pa·cious ; Pronunciation: : \rə-ˈpā-shəs\ ; Function: : adjective ; Etymology: : Latin rapac-, rapax, from rapere to seize ; Definitions: 1 : excessively grasping or covetous 2 : living on prey 3 : ravenousrapacious appetite>synonyms see voracious -
Adverb- ra·pa·cious·ly
Noun- ra·pa·cious·ness
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoA word used to describe those who are greedy and grasping.
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What part of speech is rapacious?
Rapacious is an adjective.
How can you make a sentence with the word rapacious?
Lawyers' fees are often rapacious.
Sentence using rapacious?
The gulls' rapacious appetite for locusts saved the pilgrims' crop.
Use rapacious in a sentence?
Even the all-you-can-eat buffet could not satisfy his rapacious appetite
How do you use the word rapacious in a sentence?
Kenneth was very rapacious when he married into a wealthy family because he was poor as a child. The rapacious developers have wiped away most of the old forest near the city.
What is a sentence using both words ramification and rapacious?
Ramifications are results or consequences, and rapacious refers to grasping, plundering, or greed. Example : "There were many international ramifications to Germany's rapacious moves into Czechoslovakia in 1939."
What is the synonym of ravenous?
Two are greedy and rapacious.
What is a synonym for extremely greedy?
Rapacious Grasping
What is the antonym for the word rapacious?
Frugal, miserley
What the difference between avarice and rapacious?
Avarice is a noun; rapacious is an adjective. Avarice has more to do with greed for money, and rapacious describes a person whose greed is particularly ruthless. Avarice has to do with greed for wealth, an unreasonably strong desire to get and have money. Rapaciousness refers to the act of taking what one wants by force.
What are synonyms for grasping?
greedy, acquisitive, rapacious, avaricious, covetous
What is another word for rapacious starting with the letter p?
Plundering
