RAPACITY


Meaning of RAPACITY in English

rəˈpasəd.ē, -paas-, -sətē, -i noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle French rapacité, from Latin rapacitat-, rapacitas, from rapac-, rapax rapacious + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at rapacious

1. : rapaciousness

2. : a rapacious act or appetite

Synonyms: see cupidity

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