ˈpredəˌtōrē, -tȯr-, -ri adjective
Etymology: Latin praedatorius, from praedatus (past participle of praedari to plunder, prey) + -orius -ory — more at prey
1.
a. : of, relating to, or practicing plunder, pillage, or rapine : using violence or robbery for aggrandizement
seven years of predatory warfare — American Guide Series: New York
a predatory class of capitalists — J.D.Hart
b. : disposed or showing a disposition to injure or exploit others for one's own gain
the girl was small, too small, with severe elegance and with a predatory face — D.C.Loughlin
2. obsolete : destructive , harmful , injurious
3. : living by predation : predacious ; also : adapted to predation