predatory

Letters that make predatory

a, o, d, e, p, r, t, y are letters that make 'predatory'

Words within predatory

DAT, OR, Tory, re, PR, DA, at, Red, ED, red, predator, tor, Re, At, Pr are words within 'predatory'

Anagrams of predatory

portrayed is an anagram of 'predatory'


3 possible definitions for 'predatory'

Predatory as "characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding"

Under this definition, predatory is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

marauding, raiding have the same meaning as 'predatory'

Similar to predatory

offensive is similar to predatory.

Example of predatory used within this context

"bands of marauding Indians", "predatory warfare", "a raiding party"


Predatory as "living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey"

Under this definition, predatory is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rapacious, ravening, raptorial, vulturine, vulturous have the same meaning as 'predatory'

Derivatives of predatory

bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird, vulture are derivatives of 'predatory'.

Similar to predatory

aggressive is similar to predatory.

Example of predatory used within this context

"a predatory bird", "the rapacious wolf", "raptorial birds", "ravening wolves", "a vulturine taste for offal"


Predatory as "living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain"

Under this definition, predatory is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

predaceous, predacious have the same meaning as 'predatory'

Similar to predatory

acquisitive is similar to predatory.

Example of predatory used within this context

"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.Swinton



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