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   Pred·a·to·ry

   /ˈpredəˌtôrē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or denoting an animal or animals preying naturally on others: "predatory birds" Similar predaciouscarnivoroushuntingraptorialraveningof preyrare:raptatorial
   • 2. seeking to exploit or oppress others: "new laws have been passed designed to crack down on predatory lenders" Similar exploitativewolfishrapaciousgreedyacquisitiveavariciousvulturinerare:vulturous

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘relating to plundering’): from Latin praedatorius, from praedator ‘plunderer’ (see predator).

   Derivatives

   • 1. predatorily adverb
   • 2. predatoriness noun

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