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rapacious
IPA(Pronunciation)
Adjective
also
figuratively
of an animal
Japanese Meaning
（比喩的に）貪欲で強欲な、非常に欲張る様子 / 力を用いて強奪する、略奪的な性質 / （特に野生の鳥などが）生きた獲物だけを摂取する様子
Sense（1）
Sense（2）
（ comparative ）
（ superlative ）
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(also figuratively) Voracious; avaricious. / Given to taking by force or plundering; aggressively greedy. / (of an animal, usually a bird) Subsisting off live prey.
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The rapacious editor devoured every manuscript submission, hungry for the next sensational story.
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The rapacious editor devoured every manuscript submission, hungry for the next sensational story.
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