Grade 8

rapacious (ra-pa-cious)

Definition


adjective.
disposed to seize by violence or by unlawful or greedy methods

Example Sentence

The rapacious coyote ate one of our chickens.

Synonyms

predatory; voracious; aggressive; greedy

Antonyms

gentle; tame

Rhymes

  • fascists

  • pugnacious
  • rapacious