"predatory" meaning in English

See predatory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɹɛdəˌtoɹi/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-predatory.oga Forms: more predatory [comparative], most predatory [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin praedātōrius, equivalent to predator + -y. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|praedātōrius}} Latin praedātōrius, {{affix|en|predator|-y}} predator + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} predatory (comparative more predatory, superlative most predatory)
  1. Of, or relating to a predator.
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  2. Living by preying on other living animals. Synonyms: predaceous, predacious Translations (living by preying on other living animals): хи́щный (xíščnyj) (Russian), хи́жий (xížij) (Ukrainian) Translations (relating to predators): գիշատիչ (gišatičʻ) (Armenian), хищен (hišten) (Bulgarian), roofachtig (Dutch), prédateur (French), მტაცებლური (mṭacebluri) (Georgian), räuberisch (German), αρπακτικός (arpaktikós) (Greek), predatorio (Italian), درندگی (darrandegi) (Persian), predatório (Portuguese), хи́щнический (xíščničeskij) (Russian), depredador (Spanish), хижа́цький (xyžácʹkyj) (Ukrainian), rheibus (Welsh), ysglyfaethus (Welsh)
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  3. (figuratively) Exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain. Tags: figuratively Translations ((figuratively) exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain): хи́щный (xíščnyj) (Russian), хи́щнический (xíščničeskij) (english: action, behaviour) (Russian), хи́жий (ru) (Ukrainian), хижа́цький (xyžácʹkyj) (english: action, behaviour) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-predatory-en-adj-xMLYO-UQ Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of '(figuratively) exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain': 0 14 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prædatory [archaic] Derived forms: predatorially, predatory conference, predatory journal, predatory pricing, predatory tunicate Related terms: predaceous, predacious, predation, predator, prey

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "gišatičʻ",
      "sense": "relating to predators",
      "word": "գիշատիչ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "hišten",
      "sense": "relating to predators",
      "word": "хищен"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "relating to predators",
      "word": "roofachtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relating to predators",
      "word": "prédateur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mṭacebluri",
      "sense": "relating to predators",
      "word": "მტაცებლური"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relating to predators",
      "word": "räuberisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "arpaktikós",
      "sense": "relating to predators",
      "word": "αρπακτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "relating to predators",
      "word": "predatorio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "darrandegi",
      "sense": "relating to predators",
      "word": "درندگی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relating to predators",
      "word": "predatório"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xíščničeskij",
      "sense": "relating to predators",
      "word": "хи́щнический"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relating to predators",
      "word": "depredador"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xyžácʹkyj",
      "sense": "relating to predators",
      "word": "хижа́цький"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "relating to predators",
      "word": "rheibus"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "relating to predators",
      "word": "ysglyfaethus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xíščnyj",
      "sense": "living by preying on other living animals",
      "word": "хи́щный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xížij",
      "sense": "living by preying on other living animals",
      "word": "хи́жий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xíščnyj",
      "sense": "(figuratively) exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain",
      "word": "хи́щный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "action, behaviour",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xíščničeskij",
      "sense": "(figuratively) exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain",
      "word": "хи́щнический"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ru",
      "sense": "(figuratively) exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain",
      "word": "хи́жий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "english": "action, behaviour",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xyžácʹkyj",
      "sense": "(figuratively) exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain",
      "word": "хижа́цький"
    }
  ],
  "word": "predatory"
}

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