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harmful, oppressive, pernicious, predatory, rapacious
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Devouring — Devour De*vour , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devouring}.] [F. d[ e]vorer, fr. L. devorare; de + vorare to eat greedily, swallow up. See {Voracious}.] 1. To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devouring — Synonyms and related words: a hog for, acquisitive, all devouring, appetite, avaricious, avid, bottomless, cannibalism, carnivorism, carnivority, carnivorousness, chewing, consumption, coveting, covetous, cropping, deglutition, devourment,… … Moby Thesaurus
devouring — adjective (often followed by for ) ardently or excessively desirous avid for adventure an avid ambition to succeed fierce devouring affection the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity greedy for fame • Syn: ↑avid, ↑esu … Useful english dictionary
Devouring the Prophecy — Studio album by Odious Mortem Released February 08, 2005 Recorded March 2004 at Legion Studios in Santa Cruz, California Genre … Wikipedia
devouring element — index conflagration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
devouring — de vour·ing || É™rɪŋ adj. avid, greedy; passionately or excessively desirous de·vour || dɪ vaÊŠÉ™ v. prey upon, tear to pieces; gobble, consume, gorge … English contemporary dictionary
Winds Devouring Men — Winds Devouring Men … Википедия
Winds Devouring Men — Infobox Album Name = Winds Devouring Men Type = Album Artist = Elend Released = 2003 Recorded = The Fall Genre = Neoclassical Length = 60:20; 65:38 Label = Holy Records, Prophecy Productions, Goimusic Producer = Reviews = Last album = The… … Wikipedia
all-devouring — adj. prenom. 1. both plant and flesh eating; said of animals. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Self-devouring — Self de*vour ing, a. Devouring one s self or itself. Danham. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
