- vulturine, vulturous
- (зоология) грифовый;
относящийся к семейству грифовых ястребиный (о носе и т. п.) хищный, жадный - * legislators алчные /коррумпированные/ законодатели
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
vulturine, vulturous
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predatory rapacious raptorial ravening vulturine vulturous — Aggressive Ag*gres sive, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one s own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others needs or desires; characterized by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vulturine — adjective living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey a predatory bird the rapacious wolf raptorial birds ravening wolves a vulturine taste for offal • Syn: ↑predatory, ↑rapacious, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vulturine — /vul cheuh ruyn , cheuhr in/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a vulture. 2. resembling a vulture, esp. in rapacious or predatory qualities: a vulturine critic. Also, vulturous /vul cheuhr euhs/. [1640 50; < L vulturinus. See… … Universalium
vulturous — adjective living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey a predatory bird the rapacious wolf raptorial birds ravening wolves a vulturine taste for offal • Syn: ↑predatory, ↑rapacious, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vulturine — /ˈvʌltʃəraɪn/ (say vulchuhruyn) adjective 1. relating to or characteristic of vultures. 2. resembling a vulture. Also, vulturous. {Latin vulturīnus} …
ravening — adjective 1. devouring or craving food in great quantities edacious vultures a rapacious appetite ravenous as wolves voracious sharks • Syn: ↑edacious, ↑esurient, ↑rapacious, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Aggressive — Ag*gres sive, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one s own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others needs or desires; characterized by aggression; making… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aggressively — Aggressive Ag*gres sive, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one s own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others needs or desires; characterized by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aggressiveness — Aggressive Ag*gres sive, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one s own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others needs or desires; characterized by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bellicose combative pugnacious scrappy truculent — Aggressive Ag*gres sive, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one s own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others needs or desires; characterized by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hard-hitting high-pressure — Aggressive Ag*gres sive, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one s own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others needs or desires; characterized by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
