01 a. Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party.
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Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party.
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Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits.[Obs.]“Exercise . . . maketh the spirits more hot and predatory.” — Bacon.
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Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.(Zool.)