different between avaricious vs predatory

English

Alternative forms

• avaritious (obsolete)
• avaricius (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English avaricious, from Old French avaricieux, from avarice, from Latin avaritia (“greed”), from avarus (“greedy”), of avere (“crave, long for”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æv??????s/

Adjective

avaricious (comparative more avaricious, superlative most avaricious)

1. Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
   • 1835, Robert Montgomery Bird, The Hawks of Hawk-Hollow

     In a word, he was called a hard, avaricious, rapacious man, whose chief business was to enrich himself...

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:greedy

Derived terms

• avariciously
• avariciousness

Related terms

• avarice

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “avaricious”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

English

Alternative forms

• prædatory (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praedatorius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?ed?t??i/

Adjective

predatory (comparative more predatory, superlative most predatory)

1. Of, or relating to a predator.
2. Living by preying on other living animals.
3. (figuratively) Exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain.

Derived terms

• predatory pricing

Related terms

• predaceous, predacious
• predator

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “predatory”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• portrayed