Predatory
Predatory , adjective
[Latin praedatorius, from praedari to plunder, from praeda prey. See Prey.]
1.
Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party.
A predatory war.
2.
Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits. [Obsolete]
Exercise... maketh the spirits more hot and predatory.
3.
(Zoology) Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.