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Word: Rapacious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin rapax, rapacii- (from rapere ‘to snatch’) + -ous
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rəˈpeɪʃəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
aggressively greedy or grasping
Short Definition:aggressively greedy or grasping
Examples:- rapacious landlords
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