rapacious
/rə'peɪʃəs/
adjective
9 letters3 syllables13 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1
Devouring or craving food in great quantities.
“a rapacious appetite”
2
Excessively greedy and grasping.
“a rapacious divorcee on the prowl”
3
Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey.
“the rapacious wolf”
WORD FORMS
Related formrapaciousness
Related formrapacity
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinapaciousray
Starts & ends withR … S
Syllablesra · pa · cious
SYNONYMS & RELATED15
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