vulturous
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈvʌltʃərəs/
:
vulturino
- His vulturous mindset was evident when he exploited his friends for personal gain.
Examples
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They innards ripped out by greedy, vulturous hands.
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If there is nothing but vulturous hunger for fine wines, valet reputation, and gilt carriages, is it discoverable there?
Academic text (2011) -
I turned eighteen in the autumn of my senior year when the social worker closed in on me, a vulturous summons, but there were no recitals by me, no weakness rendered to the chosen cause; she recorded my silence, the condition of my clothes, the signs of poverty, blemishes, ruled that my troubles were unnatural, and presented me with a basket of used clothes.
Fiction book (1990) -
The vulturous predator stalked the young deer, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
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In the jungle, the vulturous birds circled above, searching for weak animals to capture.
Synonyms
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4.8
Hunting and eating other animals for food
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8.4
Hunting and eating other animals for food
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9.1
Animals, especially birds, that catch and eat other animals
Living by hunting and eating other animals
An animal that eats other animals for food
Very hungry or greedy and acting in a violent way to take what others have
Antonyms
How Predatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Vulturous comes from the old Latin word vultur, which gave English the word vulture and means 'vulture', a bird that circles and waits to take food from others. So vulturous describes a person or animal that behaves like a vulture, greedy and ready to prey on others.