predatory
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predatory
- /ˈpɹɛdət(ə)ɹi/ UK
- /ˈpɹɛdəˌtɔɹi/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin praedātōrius, equivalent to predator + -y.
adjective more predatory · most predatory · prædatory
- Of, or relating to a predator. Harry Kane was back to his predatory best after struggling in the group stage, following up his goal against Germany by poking home a superb pass from Raheem Sterling after only four minutes.
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Living by preying on other living animals.
The mark of his father’s early life was strong upon him and enhanced by months of association with beasts, from whom the imitative faculty of youth had absorbed a countless number of little mannerisms of the predatory creatures of the wild.
Similar: predaceous, predacious
- Exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain. predatory lending
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: predacious, predaceous, ravening, rapacious, marauding, raiding, aggressive, offensive, acquisitive, vulturous, raptorial, vulturine, predation, plundering, prey, destructive
Translations
Every language
adj relating to predators
| Español | depredador |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 捕食者の hoshokushano |
| Português | predatório |
| Français | prédateur |
| Deutsch | räuberisch |
| Italiano | predatorio |
| Ελληνικά | αρπακτικός arpaktikós |
| Русский | хи́щнический xíščničeskij |
adj living by preying on other living animals
| 日本語 | 肉食性の nikushokuseino, 捕食性の hoshokuseino |
|---|---|
| Русский | хи́щный xíščnyj |
adj (figuratively) exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain
| 日本語 | 搾取的な sakushutekina |
|---|---|
| Русский | хи́щный xíščnyj, хи́щнический xíščničeskij |
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