carnivorously
Like a predator
Carnivorously describes doing something in the manner of a carnivore—a meat-eating creature.
It most often modifies verbs of eating or consuming, suggesting eager, flesh-focused appetite: The dog carnivorously devoured the steak scraps.
The word extends figuratively to characterize aggressive or predatory behavior in other contexts: He carnivorously eyed the competition.
With extreme hunger
- hungrilyWith strong appetite
- greedilyWith excessive wanting
- wolfishlyIn a fierce, greedy manner
- gobblingEating fast and messily
insatiably · gluttonously · gorging · devouring · ravenously · starving · famished · gulping
With intense aggression
- savagelyIn a brutal manner
- ruthlesslyWithout pity or compassion
- brutallyIn a cruel manner
- viciouslyIn a brutal manner
mercilessly · ferociously · bloodthirstily · relentlessly · cutthroat · competitively · rapaciously · acquisitively
Pursuing wild game
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- preyAnimal being hunted
- pouncingLeaping to attack
- devouringEating greedily and quickly
predator · fangs · claws · ambush · apex · instinct · kill · prowling
voraciously
With extreme hunger
gobbling · insatiably · gluttonously · gorging · devouring · ravenously · starving · famished · gulping · gnawing
fiercely
With intense aggression
- savagelyIn a brutal manner
- ruthlesslyWithout pity or compassion
- brutallyIn a cruel manner
viciously · mercilessly · ferociously · bloodthirstily · relentlessly · cutthroat · competitively · rapaciously · acquisitively · aggressively
hunting
Pursuing wild game
devouring · predator · fangs · claws · ambush · apex · instinct · kill · prowling · lethal
flesh-eating
Consuming animal tissue
- proteinFolded amino chain
- butcheringProcessing animals into cuts
- grillingCooking on metal grates
roasting · barbecuing · feasting · steak · ribs · bacon · poultry · game · venison · offal
- carnivorous plantsVegetation feeding on animals
- carnivorous dietConsumption of animal flesh exclusively
- carnivorous mammalsFlesh-eating warm-blooded vertebrates