PREDATORY

predatory. Predatory, a. pludnering, preying, rapacious

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Pred″a‐to‐ry (?), a. [[L. praedatorius, fr. praedari to plunder, fr. praeda prey. See Prey.]] 1. 1. Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party. “A predatory war.” Macaulay.
2. 2. Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits.
Exercise . . . maketh the spirits more hot and predatory. Bacon. 3. 3. (Zoöl.) Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.