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predatory
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of PREDATORY
1
technical : living by killing and eating other animals（动物）捕食性的
- predatory animals/birds/insects捕食性动物/鸟类/昆虫
2
[more predatory; most predatory] : wrongly harming or using others for pleasure or profit掠夺性的；侵犯性的
- predatory business practices掠夺性商业运作
- predatory acts of sexual violence性暴力的侵犯行为
- predatory men/women欺负人的男人/女人
predatory
adjective
pred·a·to·ry ˈpre-də-ˌtȯr-ē 
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Hawks are predatory and may pose a danger to rabbits and other small pets. The company made millions for investors but clearly engaged in predatory lending practices.
Recent Examples on the Web The almighty Mind Flayer was framed as the Queen Bee, the center of a vast hive mind which seems to connect every inhabitant of the Upside Down, whose instincts were clearly predatory, but ultimately, unknown. 
Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 3 July 2022 I’ts not just the predatory European men the children have to look out for. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2022 Another hurdle is federal cannabis law preventing businesses from accessing traditional bank loans, leaving many entrepreneurs vulnerable to predatory financial deals and damaging equity partnerships. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022 Spotting a non-predatory bear while on a run can be magical, and peaceful, for both parties — if the human party knows how to best react for safety. Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2020 My character was basically a very predatory version of myself. Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 18 July 2021 Thankfully, SoLo Funds, an online community co-founded by two BIPOC financial services leaders, exists where members can request and fund short-term needs in a non-predatory and accessible way. Essence, 29 June 2021 This line of thinking is based on the idea that highly profitable businesses are always predatory. Sean-michael Pigeon, National Review, 15 June 2021 Even the payday loan industry association testified that that practice was so predatory that it should be outlawed. Lee Davidson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Nov. 2020 See More
Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 3 July 2022 I’ts not just the predatory European men the children have to look out for. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2022 Another hurdle is federal cannabis law preventing businesses from accessing traditional bank loans, leaving many entrepreneurs vulnerable to predatory financial deals and damaging equity partnerships. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022 Spotting a non-predatory bear while on a run can be magical, and peaceful, for both parties — if the human party knows how to best react for safety. Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2020 My character was basically a very predatory version of myself. Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 18 July 2021 Thankfully, SoLo Funds, an online community co-founded by two BIPOC financial services leaders, exists where members can request and fund short-term needs in a non-predatory and accessible way. Essence, 29 June 2021 This line of thinking is based on the idea that highly profitable businesses are always predatory. Sean-michael Pigeon, National Review, 15 June 2021 Even the payday loan industry association testified that that practice was so predatory that it should be outlawed. Lee Davidson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Nov. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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