rapaciousness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rapaciousness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rapaciousness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rapaciousness n extreme gluttony [syn: edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness] an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers" Synonym(s): greediness, voraciousness, rapaciousness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rapacious \Rapa"cious\, a. [L. rapax, -acis, from rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch away. See {Rapid}.] 1. Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; seizing by force. [bd] The downfall of the rapacious and licentious Knights Templar.[b8] --Motley. 2. Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals seized by violence; as, a tiger is a rapacious animal; a rapacious bird. 3. Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious appetite. [Thy Lord] redeem thee from Death's rapacious claim --Milton. Syn: Greedy; grasping; ravenous; voracious. -- {Rapa"ciously}, adv. -- {Rapa"ciousness}, n.