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Definition of predatory adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

predatory

adjective

NAmE//ˈprɛdəˌtɔri//

1(technology) (of animals) living by killing and eating other animals

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2(of people) using weaker people for their own financial or sexual advantage a predatory insurance salesman a predatory look

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