rapacious
aggressively greedy or grasping, especially for money or possessions
Word origin: From Latin rapere, to seize.
Rapacious in a sentence
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The rapacious developer bought up every plot of land he could afford.
The novel depicts a rapacious mining company stripping the valley of its resources with no regard for the inhabitants.
Using “rapacious” well
Rapacious is stronger and more predatory than merely greedy, suggesting an aggressive, grasping appetite that seizes whatever it can. It applies both to literal plunder and to a hunger for wealth or power.
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