rapacious in Russian
rapacious in Russian is алчный, жадный, хищный — rapacious means extremely greedy, especially for money or food.
rapacious in Russian
алчный
Pronounced: alchnyy
(also, figurative) Voracious; avaricious.
жадный
Pronounced: zhadnyy
(also, figurative) Voracious; avaricious.
хищный
Pronounced: khishchnyy
(of an animal, usually a bird) Subsisting off live prey.
What does "rapacious" mean?
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adj Extremely greedy, especially for money or food.
"The rapacious maw of our despair"
- adj Ready to seize or plunder things through force, driven by strong greed.
- 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 Russian?
"rapacious" in Russian is алчный, жадный, хищный. rapacious means: Extremely greedy, especially for money or food.
How do you pronounce алчный?
"rapacious" in Russian is алчный, pronounced "alchnyy".
Are there other ways to say "rapacious" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 3 translations listed for "rapacious": алчный, жадный, хищный.
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