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rapacious in Italian

rapacious in Italian is rapace — rapacious means extremely greedy, especially for money or food.

rapacious in Italian

rapace
adj
(of an animal, usually a bird) Subsisting off live prey.

What does "rapacious" mean?

  1. adj Extremely greedy, especially for money or food.
    "The rapacious maw of our despair"
  2. adj Ready to seize or plunder things through force, driven by strong greed.
  3. adj (of an animal) Living by hunting and eating live prey.
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rapacious in a sentence

  • The rapacious maw of our despair
  • Big Tech companies, on the other hand, have proven themselves to be rapacious capitalists—they take as much as they can and ask for permission later.

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What is "rapacious" in Italian?
"rapacious" in Italian is rapace. rapacious means: Extremely greedy, especially for money or food.
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