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9,256- Predatory
- Prede
- Predecay
- Predecease
- Predecessive
- Predecessor
- Predeclare
- Prededication
- Predefine
- Predeliberation
- Predelineation
- Predella
- Predesign
- Predesignate
- Predestinarian
- Predestinarianism
- Predestinary
- Predestinate
- Predestination
- Predestinative
- Predestinator
- Predestine
- Predestiny
- Predeterminable
- Predeterminate
- Predetermination
- Predetermine
- Predial
- Prediastolic
- Predicability
- Predicable
- Predicament
- Predicamental
- Predicant
- Predicate
- Predication
- Predicative
- Predicatory
- Predicrotic
- Predict
- Predictable
- Prediction
- Predictional
- Predictive
- Predictor
- Predictory
- Predigest
- Predigestion
- Predilect
- Predilection
- Prediscover
- Prediscovery
- Predisponency
- Predisponent
- Predispose
- Predisposition
- Predominance
- Predominancy
- Predominant
- Predominantly
- Predominate
- Predomination
- Predoom
- Predorsal
- Predy
- Preedy
- Preef
- Preelect
- Preelection
- Preeminence
- Preeminent
- Preeminently
- Preemploy
- Preempt
- Preemption
- Preemptioner
- Preemptive
- Preemptor
- Preemptory
- Preen
- Preengage
- Preengagement
- Preerect
- Prees
- Preestablish
- Preestablishment
- Preeternity
- Preexamination
- Preexamine
- Preexist
- Preexistence
- Preexistency
- Preexistent
- Preexistentism
- Preexistimation
- Preexpectation
- Preface
- Prefacer
- Prefatorial
- Prefatorily
- Prefatory
- Prefect
- Prefectorial
- Prefectship
- Prefecture
- Prefecundation
- Prefecundatory
- Prefer
- Preferability
- Preferable
- Preferableness
- Preferably
- Preference
- Preferential
- Preferential Voting
- Preferment
- Preferrer
- Prefidence
- Prefident
- Prefigurate
- Prefiguration
- Prefigurative
- Prefigure
- Prefigurement
- Prefine
- Prefinite
- Prefinition
- Prefix
- Prefixion
- Prefloration
- Prefoliation
- Preform
- Preformation
- Preformative
- Prefrontal
- Prefulgency
- Pregage
- Preglacial
- Pregnable
- Pregnance
- Pregnancy
- Pregnant
- Pregnantly
- Pregravate
- Pregravitate
- Pregustant
- Pregustation
- Prehallux
- Prehend
- Prehensi-Ble
- Prehensile
- Prehension
- Prehensory
- Prehistoric
- Prehnite
- Prehnitic
- Preignition
- Preindesignate
- Preindispose
- Preinstruct
- Preintimation
- Prejudge
- Prejudgment
- Prejudicacy
- Prejudical
- Prejudicant
- Prejudicate
- Prejudicately
- Prejudication
- Prejudicative
- Prejudice
- Prejudicial
- Preknowledge
- Prelacy
- Prelal
- Prelate
- Prelateity
- Prelateship
- Prelatess
- Prelatial
- Prelatic; Prelatical
- Prelatically
- Prelation
- Prelatism
- Prelatist
- Prelatize
- Prelatry
- Prelature; Prelatureship
- Prelaty
- Prelect
- Prelection
- Prelector
- Prelibation
- Preliminarily
- Preliminary
- Prelimit
- Prelook
- Prelude
- Preluder
- Preludial
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Predatory
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party. "A predatory war." Macaulay.
2. Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits. [Obs.] Exercise . . . maketh the spirits more hot and predatory. Bacon.
3. Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.