predatory
predatorily
Predatory animals are those who kill and then eat — in other words, "prey on" — other animals. Hawks, lions, alligators, and human beings are all predatory animals.
Predatory is also used when one party victimizes another for personal gain. For example, businesses are often accused of "predatory practices" when they take advantage of senior citizens, the uneducated, or people who simply don’t understand the specifics of the loan or insurance policy they're signing up for. This is why it’s important to read the fine print of business documents.
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living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
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living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain“predatory capitalists”“"a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal"- Peter S. Prescott”
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synonyms:
predaceous, predacious
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acquisitive
eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
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acquisitive
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characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
Vocabulary lists containing predatory
After his grandmother buys him a lawnmower for his birthday, a 12-year-old boy turns his mowing earnings into a corporate empire and sponsorship of a heavyweight boxer named Joey Pow.
Yusuf Azeem, a twelve-year-old Muslim boy in rural Texas, learns to face heartache and Islamaphobia ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
On her eleventh birthday, Kate's uncle gives her a magical train that whisks Kate and her brother off on a series of adventures.
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