Definition of Predetory
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. Bacon.
3. (Zoöl.) Living by preying upon
other animals; carnivorous.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- of, or relating to a predator
- living by preying on other living animals
- exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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