predatory
11predatory — pred|a|to|ry [ predə,tɔri ] adjective 1. ) relating to animals that kill and eat other animals 2. ) treating other people badly for your own benefit: a predatory criminal a ) BUSINESS relating to companies that are looking for other companies to… …
12predatory — adjective 1 a predatory animal kills and eats other animals for food 2 trying to use someone s weakness to get advantages for yourself: predatory share buying by large foreign companies …
13predatory — adjective 1) predatory birds Syn: predacious, carnivorous, hunting, raptorial; of prey 2) a predatory gleam in his eyes Syn: exploitative, wolfish, rapacious, vulturine, vulturous …
14predatory — pred•a•to•ry [[t]ˈprɛd əˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] adj. 1) anb preying upon other organisms for food 2) characterized by plunder, robbery, or exploitation: predatory tactics[/ex] 3) engaging in or living by these activities: predatory bands of… …
15predatory — adjective Date: 1589 1. a. of, relating to, or practicing plunder, pillage, or rapine b. inclined or intended to injure or exploit others for personal gain or profit < predatory pricing practices > 2. living by predation ; predaceous; also… …
16predatory — adj. Predatory is used with these nouns: ↑bird, ↑fish, ↑gleam, ↑instinct …
17predatory — I predacious, predatory (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. robbing, ravening, plundering. See stealing. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Preying on other animals] Syn. voracious, carnivorous, omnivorous, rapacious, predacious, raptorial,… …
18predatory — UK [ˈpredət(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈpredəˌtɔrɪ] adjective 1) relating to animals that kill and eat other animals 2) a) treating other people badly for your own benefit a predatory criminal b) business relating to companies that are looking for other… …
19predatory — /ˈprɛdətəri / (say preduhtuhree), / tri/ (say tree) adjective 1. of, relating to, or characterised by plundering, pillaging, or robbery. 2. addicted to or living by plundering or robbery: predatory gangs. 3. Zoology habitually preying upon other… …
20predatory — / predət(ə)ri/ adjective which tries to attack ♦ a predatory pricing policy a policy of reducing prices as low as possible to try to get market share from weaker competitors …
