rapacious
US
/rəˈpeɪʃəs/
UK
/rəˈpeɪʃəs/
Meaning
Extremely greedy for money, power, or resources, often exploiting others to obtain them.
पैसे, सत्ता या संसाधनों के लिए दूसरों का शोषण करने वाला बेहद लालची।
Examples
“The rapacious investor bought struggling businesses and stripped them of their assets.”
“Critics called the company rapacious for raising prices during the emergency.”
“The report condemned the landlord's rapacity during the housing shortage.”
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Not natural: I was rapacious after missing lunch.
Better: I was ravenous after missing lunch.
Rapacious usually describes extreme greed for wealth or resources; ravenous is the natural word for intense hunger.
Rapacious आमतौर पर धन या संसाधनों के लालच के लिए आता है; बहुत भूख लगने पर ravenous कहें।
Not natural: The company was rapacious to its workers.
Better: The company was rapacious in its treatment of workers.
Rapacious is not normally followed by “to” here; use “in its treatment of” or “toward its workers.”
यहाँ rapacious के बाद “to” स्वाभाविक नहीं है; “in its treatment of” या “toward” इस्तेमाल करें।
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Use rapacious for extreme, often exploitative greed—not simply for someone who is hungry or enthusiastic.
Rapacious का इस्तेमाल बहुत ज़्यादा, अक्सर शोषण करने वाले लालच के लिए करें—सिर्फ भूख या उत्साह के लिए नहीं।