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rapacious
(encz) | rapacious,dravý Pavel Machek |
rapacious
(encz) | rapacious,hrabivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
rapacious
(encz) | rapacious,chamtivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
rapacious
(encz) | rapacious,chtivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
rapacious
(encz) | rapacious,lakotný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
rapacious
(encz) | rapacious,žravý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Rapacious
(gcide) | Rapacious \Ra*pa"cious\ (r[.a]*p[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. rapax,
-acis, from rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch away.
See Rapid.]
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1. Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by
violence; seizing by force. " The downfall of the
rapacious and licentious Knights Templar." --Motley.
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2. Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals
seized by violence; as, a tiger is a rapacious animal; a
rapacious bird.
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3. Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy;
ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious
appetite.
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[Thy Lord] redeem thee quite from Death's rapacious
claim --Milton.
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Syn: Greedy; grasping; ravenous; voracious.
[1913 Webster] -- Ra*pa"cious*ly, adv. --
Ra*pa"cious*ness, n.
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rapacious
(wn) | rapacious
adj 1: 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" [syn: predatory, rapacious, raptorial,
ravening, vulturine, vulturous]
2: excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the
prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious
governments" [syn: rapacious, ravening, voracious]
3: devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious
vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves";
"voracious sharks" [syn: edacious, esurient, rapacious,
ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish] |
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rapaciously
(encz) | rapaciously, |
rapaciousness
(encz) | rapaciousness,lakota n: Zdeněk Brož |
predatory rapacious raptorial ravening vulturine vulturous
(gcide) | Aggressive \Ag*gres"sive\, a. [Cf. F. agressif.]
1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing
determination and energetic pursuit of one's own ends at
the expense of others or mindless of others' needs or
desires; characterized by aggression; making assaults;
unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person,
nation; an aggressive businessman; an aggressive
basketball player; he was aggressive and imperious in his
convictions; aggressive drivers. Opposite of
unaggressive.
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No aggressive movement was made. --Macaulay.
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2. Marked by self-confident ambition, vigorous
competitiveness, energy and initiative; as, an aggressive
young executive.
Syn: enterprising, pushful, pushing, pushy
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3. (Med., Biol.) Tending to grow or spread quickly; as, an
aggressive tumor. [Narrower terms: {invasive (vs.
noninvasive) ] --AS
Syn: fast-growing(prenominal)
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4. Tending to initiate unprovoked attacks; initiating
unprovoked military action; eager to fight; as, aggressive
acts against another country.
Syn: belligerent.
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Note: Narrower related terms: {bellicose, combative,
pugnacious, scrappy, truculent ; {hard-hitting,
high-pressure ; hostile (used of attempts to buy or
take control of a business: "hostile takeover";
"hostile tender offer"); {predatory, rapacious,
raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous . See also:
assertive, hostile, offensive.
[WordNet 1.5] -- Ag*gres"sive*ly, adv. --
Ag*gres"sive*ness, n.
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Rapacious
(gcide) | Rapacious \Ra*pa"cious\ (r[.a]*p[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. rapax,
-acis, from rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch away.
See Rapid.]
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1. Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by
violence; seizing by force. " The downfall of the
rapacious and licentious Knights Templar." --Motley.
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2. Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals
seized by violence; as, a tiger is a rapacious animal; a
rapacious bird.
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3. Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy;
ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious
appetite.
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[Thy Lord] redeem thee quite from Death's rapacious
claim --Milton.
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Syn: Greedy; grasping; ravenous; voracious.
[1913 Webster] -- Ra*pa"cious*ly, adv. --
Ra*pa"cious*ness, n.
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Rapaciously
(gcide) | Rapacious \Ra*pa"cious\ (r[.a]*p[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. rapax,
-acis, from rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch away.
See Rapid.]
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1. Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by
violence; seizing by force. " The downfall of the
rapacious and licentious Knights Templar." --Motley.
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2. Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals
seized by violence; as, a tiger is a rapacious animal; a
rapacious bird.
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3. Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy;
ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious
appetite.
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[Thy Lord] redeem thee quite from Death's rapacious
claim --Milton.
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Syn: Greedy; grasping; ravenous; voracious.
[1913 Webster] -- Ra*pa"cious*ly, adv. --
Ra*pa"cious*ness, n.
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Rapaciousness
(gcide) | Rapacious \Ra*pa"cious\ (r[.a]*p[=a]"sh[u^]s), 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.
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2. Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals
seized by violence; as, a tiger is a rapacious animal; a
rapacious bird.
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3. Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy;
ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious
appetite.
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[Thy Lord] redeem thee quite from Death's rapacious
claim --Milton.
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Syn: Greedy; grasping; ravenous; voracious.
[1913 Webster] -- Ra*pa"cious*ly, adv. --
Ra*pa"cious*ness, n.
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rapaciously
(wn) | rapaciously
adv 1: in a rapacious manner |
rapaciousness
(wn) | rapaciousness
n 1: extreme gluttony [syn: edacity, esurience,
rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness]
2: an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts);
"the greediness of lawyers" [syn: greediness,
voraciousness, rapaciousness] |
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