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rapacious

English

Etymology

Perhaps from rapacity +? -ous, in any case ultimately from Latin rap?x (“grasping, greedy”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /???pe?.??s/
  • Rhymes: -e???s

Adjective

rapacious (comparative more rapacious, superlative most rapacious)

  1. (also figuratively) Voracious; avaricious.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:greedy
  2. Given to taking by force or plundering; aggressively greedy.
  3. (of an animal, usually a bird) Subsisting off live prey.

Usage notes

  • The use of this term for animals other than birds is dated.

Related terms

  • rapaciously
  • rapaciousness
  • rapacity

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wolfish

English

Etymology

wolf +? -ish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?w?lfi?/, /?w?lvi?/
  • Homophone: Woolfish

Adjective

wolfish (comparative more wolfish, superlative most wolfish)

  1. Pertaining to wolves.
  2. Having the characteristics or habits of a wolf.
    • 1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, Chapter 1,[1]
      “ […] Here, Fangs! Fangs!” he ejaculated at the top of his voice to a ragged wolfish-looking dog […]
    a wolfish appetite
  3. Fierce; savage; menacing.

Synonyms

  • (pertaining to wolves): lupine
  • (having the characteristics of a wolf): lupine, wolfy, wolflike

Translations

Anagrams

  • fish owl, fowlish

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