rapaciousness

rapaciousness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English rapacious
Proto-Germanic *-in-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English rapaciousness

    From rapacious + -ness.

    Noun

    rapaciousness (uncountable)

    1. The state of being rapacious; extreme gluttony
      • 2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)[1]
        THE VULTURE MAY be the most maligned bird on the planet, a living metaphor for greed and rapaciousness.
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