rapaciousness

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The state of being rapacious; extreme gluttony
extreme gluttony
{i} greediness, covetousness, selfishness; predaciousness, quality of hunting other creatures for food
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Given to taking by force or plundering

A Prince sooner becomes hated by being rapacious and by interfering with the property and with the women of his subjects, than in any other way.

rapacious
disposed to seize by violence or by unlawful or greedy methods
rapacious
{s} greedy, covetous, selfish; predatory, hunting other creatures for food
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subsisting off of live prey
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excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments
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Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; seizing by force
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Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious appetite
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voracious; avaricious
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Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals seized by violence; as, a tiger is a rapacious animal; a rapacious bird
rapacious
excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments"
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living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal"
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disapproval If you describe a person or their behaviour as rapacious, you disapprove of their greedy or selfish behaviour. a rapacious exploitation policy. always wanting more money, goods etc than you need or have a right to = greedy (rapax, from rapere; RAPE)
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devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
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