What does the word "rapacity" mean?

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What does the word "rapacity" mean?

2007-10-02 06:55:05 · 4 answers · asked by edward_hardek 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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It is from the word "rapacious," which means greedy or avaricious, so "rapacity" is greed or avarice.

2007-10-02 07:12:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Rapacious usually means hungry these days. Rapacity would be similar to hunger "you will have to contain your rapacity until we get to McDonalds, no matter how rapacious you may be"

2007-10-02 16:06:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Greed

2007-10-02 14:01:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

[Origin: 1645–55; < L rapÄci- (s. of rapÄx greedy, akin to rapere to seize; see rape1) + -ous]

2007-10-02 14:00:56 · answer #4 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋