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noun
- 1. aggressive greed: "the rapacity of landowners seeking greater profit from their property"
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RAPACITY definition: 1. the quality of having or showing a strong wish to take things for yourself, usually using unfair…. Learn more.
: the quality of being rapacious. Synonyms. acquisitiveness. avarice. avariciousness. avidity. avidness. covetousness. cupidity. graspingness. greediness. mercenariness. rapaciousness. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of rapacity in a Sentence.
the quality of having or showing a strong wish to take things for yourself, usually using unfair methods or force: the rapacity of big corporations. Our rapacity is destroying species at a rate not seen in 65 million years. See. rapacious. Fewer examples. He carried out his job with the careful rapacity of a born moneylender.
Rapacity definition: the quality of being rapacious, or given to seizing things for plunder. See examples of RAPACITY used in a sentence.
rapacity. (rəpæsɪti ) uncountable noun [oft with poss] Rapacity is very greedy or selfish behaviour. [formal, disapproval] Overcrowded cities were the product of a system based on selfishness and rapacity. ...the rapacity of landlords and the misery of tenants.
rapacity. Other forms: rapacities. Definitions of rapacity. noun. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) synonyms: avarice, avaritia, covetousness, greed. see more. noun. extreme gluttony.
1. Having or showing a strong or excessive desire to acquire money or possess things; greedy: "dishonest utilities and rapacious energy traders" (Paul Roberts). 2. Living by killing prey, especially in large numbers: rapacious coyotes. 3. Taking things by force; plundering: rapacious pirates.
Rapacity definition: the quality of being rapacious, or given to seizing things for plunder. See examples of RAPACITY used in a sentence.
Definition of rapacity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dictionary definition of rapacity. An intense greed, avarice, or insatiable desire for wealth or possessions. "The ruler's rapacity knew no bounds as he plundered the nation's resources for personal gain." Detailed meaning of rapacity.
