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Rapaciously

Definition:

Rapaciously is an adverb that describes someone or something behaving in a voracious, greedy, or excessively aggressive manner, especially in terms of obtaining or acquiring wealth or resources.

Senses:

Sense 1:

(Adverb) In a voracious manner, consuming or devouring something with great greed or intensity.

Example sentence: The lions in the safari park were feeding rapaciously, tearing into their prey with fierce hunger.

Sense 2:

(Adverb) In an aggressively acquisitive manner, relentlessly seeking to accumulate wealth, possessions, or resources.

Example sentence: The corporate raider pursued his targets rapaciously, taking over companies without concern for the consequences.

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