A few days ago
edward_hardek

What does the word “rapacity” mean?

What does the word “rapacity” mean?

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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It is from the word “rapacious,” which means greedy or avaricious, so “rapacity” is greed or avarice.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Rapacious usually means hungry these days. Rapacity would be similar to hunger “you will have to contain your rapacity until we get to McDonalds, no matter how rapacious you may be”
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Greed
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A few days ago
ghouly05
[Origin: 1645–55; < L rapāci- (s. of rapāx greedy, akin to rapere to seize; see rape1) + -ous]
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