NSW Opportunity Class
Rapacious
adjective/ruh-pay-shus/
aggressively greedy or grasping.
In contextThe rapacious developer gobbled up land at the expense of the environment.
Remember it
Latin 'rapere' = to snatch — RAPacious raptors seize prey greedily, grabbing all they can.
Use it well
Use for aggressive greed: rapacious landlords, developers, appetites — harsher and more formal than 'greedy'.