Thursday, September 25, 2008

RAPACIOUS

excessively grasping

plundering

living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
SYN - predatory, raptorial, raving, vulturive, vulturous
"the rapacious wolf"

excessively greedy and grasping
SYN - ravening, veracious
ANT - unaggressive
"a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"

devouring or craving food in great quantities
SYN - edacious, esurient, ravening, voracious, wolfish
"A rapacious appetite."

"He knew that his self-control was no contest for her rapacious desire."

"He had a rapacious desire for ice-cream and didn't let a single person or object get in his way."

"He knew that if he wasn't consciously rapacious he would become a leech."

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