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pred·a·to·ry
\ˈpredəˌtōrē, -tȯr-, -ri\ adjective
Etymology: Latin praedatorius, from praedatus (past participle of praedari to plunder, prey) + -orius -ory — more at prey
1.
a. : of, relating to, or practicing plunder, pillage, or rapine : using violence or robbery for aggrandizement
< seven years of predatory warfare — American Guide Series: New York >
< a predatory class of capitalists — J.D.Hart >
b. : disposed or showing a disposition to injure or exploit others for one's own gain
< the girl was small, too small, with severe elegance and with a predatory face — D.C.Loughlin >
2. obsolete : destructive, harmful, injurious
3. : living by predation : predacious; also : adapted to predation |