rapaciously
In predatory fashion
Rapaciously means in a greedy, grasping manner—taking aggressively and without restraint.
The word suggests predatory appetite, whether for money, power, or resources: The corporation rapaciously acquired smaller competitors.
It carries strong connotations of excess and disregard for others.
With extreme hunger
- ravenouslyWith extreme hunger
- gluttonouslyWith excessive appetite
- insatiablyWithout possibility of satisfaction
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
devouring · gobbling · swallowing · feasting · wolfish · unquenchably · greedily · hungrily
With excessive greed
- covetouslyWith greedy desire
- acquisitivelyWith desire to obtain
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
plundering · exploitative · extortionate · profiteering · usurious · mercenary · materialistic · money-grubbing
voraciously
With extreme hunger
- ravenouslyWith extreme hunger
- gluttonouslyWith excessive appetite
- insatiablyWithout possibility of satisfaction
gorging · devouring · gobbling · swallowing · feasting · wolfish · unquenchably · greedily · hungrily · eagerly
avariciously
With excessive greed
- covetouslyWith greedy desire
- acquisitivelyWith desire to obtain
- graspingGreedy for wealth
hoarding · plundering · exploitative · extortionate · profiteering · usurious · mercenary · materialistic · money-grubbing · selfishly
hunting
Pursuing wild game
devouring · attacking · ambushing · pursuing · seizing · circling · prowling · swooping · capturing · trapping
rapaciouslygenerously
With free-giving spirit
charitably · benevolently · magnanimously · altruistically · selflessly
rapaciouslyharmlessly
Without causing damage
gently · benignly · innocuously · protectively · tenderly
rapaciouslymoderately
To a limited degree
temperately · abstemiously · sparingly · frugally · ascetically