rapacious

/ɹəˈpæʃɪs/ruh-PA-shis

/ɹəˈpæʃɪs/ruh-PA-shis

Meaninggrasping

Common meaning: greedy and grasping

rapto seize, snatchLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1523 · scan
aciousadjective ending: inclined to, given to

Journey through time

Latinrapiō, rapuī, raptum‘to seize, snatch’
Englishrapacious‘greedy and grasping’ · today

rap also in: rapid rapture

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin rapiō ‘to seize, snatch’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry rapiō, p. 1523 · dictionary scan

Roots

rapiō, rapuī, raptum Latin “to seize, snatch”

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