rapaciousness
91greediness — noun 1. an excessive desire for food • Syn: ↑hoggishness, ↑piggishness • Derivationally related forms: ↑piggish (for: ↑piggishness), ↑hoggish (for: ↑ …
92rapacious — adj. grasping, extortionate, predatory. Derivatives: rapaciously adv. rapaciousness n. rapacity n. Etymology: L rapax acis f. rapere snatch …
93ravening — adjective 1. devouring or craving food in great quantities edacious vultures a rapacious appetite ravenous as wolves voracious sharks • Syn: ↑edacious, ↑esurient, ↑rapacious, ↑ …
94selfishness — noun stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others (Freq. 2) • Ant: ↑unselfishness • Derivationally related forms: ↑selfish • Hypernyms: ↑stinginess • Hyponyms …
95wolfish — adjective 1. resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf ran in wolflike packs wolfish rapacity • Syn: ↑wolflike • Pertains to noun: ↑wolf, ↑wolf (for: ↑ …
96-acy — suffix forming nouns of state or quality (accuracy; piracy; supremacy), or an instance of it (conspiracy; fallacy) (see also CRACY). Etymology: a branch of the suffix CY from or after F acie or L acia or atia or Gk ateia * * * a suffix of nouns… …
