Rapaciousness (Noun)
Meaning 1
Extreme gluttony.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- His rapaciousness for all-you-can-eat buffets was legendary, with some witnesses claiming to have seen him consume entire turkeys by himself.
- The billionaire's rapaciousness for expensive fine dining led him to spend millions on a single dinner for himself at a three-Michelin-starred restaurant.
- The politician's opponents criticized her rapaciousness for using taxpayer money to fund lavish feasts and expensive wine.
- After a lifetime of overindulgence, the aging actor's rapaciousness finally caught up with him in the form of severe health problems.
- The character's insatiable rapaciousness was a central theme of the novel, as she navigated a world of high-end cuisine and limitless indulgence.
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Meaning 2
An excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.