predatory

[pred·a·to·ry]

Predatory animals are those who kill and then eat in other words, "prey on" other animals. Hawks, lions, alligators, and human beings are all predatory animals.

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Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party.

Adjective S.
living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain; "predatory capitalists"; "a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal"- Peter S. Prescott; "a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster"- W.E.Swin

Adjective S.
living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal"

Adjective S.
characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding; "bands of marauding Indians"; "predatory warfare"; "a raiding party"


a.
Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party.

a.
Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits.

a.
Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.


Predatory

Pred"a*to*ry , a. [L. praedatorius, fr. praedari to plunder, fr. praeda prey. See Prey.] 1. Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party. "A predatory war." Macaulay. 2. Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits. [Obs.]
Exercise . . . maketh the spirits more hot and predatory.
3. (Zo'94l.) Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.

Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party.

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Usage Examples

Just as predatory animals follow a similar general design and behave in similar ways, so organizations, especially those in competition with one another, must follow certain design principles if they are to succeed and prevail.

The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands.

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Other Usage Examples

I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of the male animal.

Microsoft is engaging in unlawful predatory practices that go well beyond the scope of fair competition.

You think intercourse is a private act it's not, it's a social act. Men are sexually predatory in life and women are sexually manipulative. When two individuals come together and leave their gender outside the bedroom door, then they make love.

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