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rapacious

10 synonyms and 3 antonyms for rapacious, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Adj — Extremely greedy, especially for money or food.

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Etymology

Perhaps from rapacity + -ous, in any case ultimately from Latin rapāx (“grasping, greedy”) + -acious.

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