rapacity

ra·pa·cious

R0043000 (rə-pā′shəs)adj.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.

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[From Latin rapāx, rapāc-, from rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.]

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ra·pa′cious·ly adv.ra·pac′i·ty (rə-păs′ĭ-tē), ra·pa′cious·ness n.

rapacity

the state or quality of being excessively greedy or given to theft. — rapacious, adj.See also: Theft

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rapacity - extreme gluttony rapaciousness, voraciousness, voracity, edacity, esuriencegluttony - habitual eating to excess
	2.	rapacity - reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)avarice, avaritia, greed, covetousnessdeadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins"

rapacity

noun greed, greediness, voraciousness, insatiableness, avarice, usury, cupidity, avidity, voracity, rapaciousness, predatoriness, graspingness, ravenousness, wolfishness their sexual desire and rapacity

rapacity

nounThe quality or condition of being voracious:avidity, edacity, omnivorousness, rapaciousness, ravenousness, voracity.

Translations

掠夺

rapacious

(rəˈpeiʃəs) adjective greedy (especially for money); eager to seize as much as possible. 掠奪(尤指金錢)成性的 贪得无厌的，贪婪的 raˈpaciously adverb 掠奪成性地 贪婪得地，强取地 raˈpaciousness noun 掠奪成性 贪婪，强取 raˈpacity (-ˈpӕsə-) noun 掠奪 掠夺