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Webster 1913 Edition
Predatory
1.
Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging;
“A predatory war.” as, a
predatory
excursion; a predatory
party. Macaulay.
2.
Hungry; ravenous;
as,
. predatory
spirits[Obs.]
Exercise . . . maketh the spirits more hot and
predatory
. Bacon.
3.
(Zool.)
Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.
Webster 1828 Edition
Predatory
PRED'ATORY
,Adj.
1.
Plundering; pillaging; characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; as a predatory war; a predatory excursion; a predatory party.2.
Hungry; ravenous; as predatory spirits or appetite. [Hardly allowable.]Definition 2024
predatory
predatory
English
Alternative forms
- prædatory (archaic)
Adjective
predatory (comparative more predatory, superlative most predatory)
- Of, or relating to a predator.
- Living by preying on other living animals.
- (figuratively) Exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain.
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Translations
relating to predators
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References
- “predatory” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).