vulturish
Preying on weakness
Resembling or characteristic of a vulture—circling, patient, and opportunistically waiting to profit from another's misfortune or weakness.
The word suggests predatory watchfulness without direct aggression: vulturish creditors hovering over the failing business, a vulturish interest in the details of her divorce.
Less common than vulturelike.
Excessively grasping or greedy
- avariciousExcessively desirous of wealth
- acquisitiveDesiring material gain
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
- graspingGreedy for wealth
mercenary · opportunistic · predatory · exploitative · insatiable · hoarding · selfish · usurious
Putrefying animal remains
- carcassSlaughtered animal's body
- remainsContinues in place
- feastingEating sumptuously together
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
circling · swooping · tearing · decomposition · rotting · cleanup · detritivore · leftovers
Appearing threateningly close
- circlingMoving around a center
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
threatening · baleful · watchful · patient · hovering · portentous · grim · waiting
rapacious
Excessively grasping or greedy
- avariciousExcessively desirous of wealth
- acquisitiveDesiring material gain
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
grasping · mercenary · opportunistic · predatory · exploitative · insatiable · hoarding · selfish · usurious · circling
carrion
Putrefying animal remains
opportunistic · circling · swooping · tearing · decomposition · rotting · cleanup · detritivore · leftovers · scraps
looming
Appearing threateningly close
- circlingMoving around a center
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
foreboding · threatening · baleful · watchful · patient · hovering · portentous · grim · waiting · deathwatch
vulturishnurturing
Supportive care-giving
protective · caring · supportive · maternal · paternal
vulturishgenerous
Willing to give freely
altruistic · benevolent · magnanimous · selfless · kindhearted