predacious

English

Etymology

From Latin praedor + -acious.

Adjective

predacious (comparative more predacious, superlative most predacious)

1. Alternative spelling of predaceous.
   • 2017, Hernan Diaz, In the Distance, Daunt Books (2018), page 222:

     ‘Behold the predacious lion that butchered our flock!’

Derived terms

• predaciousness
• unpredacious