Greedy vs. Rapacious — What's the Difference?

Having or showing a strong or excessive desire to acquire money or possess things, especially wishing to possess more than what one needs or deserves.

Having or showing a strong or excessive desire to acquire money or possess things; greedy

Having or showing a desire to eat or drink in large or excessive amounts.

Living by killing prey, especially in large numbers

Extremely eager or desirous for an activity or pursuit

Taking things by force; plundering

Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

Voracious; avaricious.

Prone to overeat.

Given to taking by force or plundering; aggressively greedy.

(regular expressions) Tending to match as much text as possible.

(of an animal, usually a bird) Subsisting off live prey.

That tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum at each stage.

Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; seizing by force.

(archaic) Greedily sought or pursued.

Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals seized by violence; as, a tiger is a rapacious animal; a rapacious bird.

Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; - followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey.

Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious appetite.

Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous; eager to obtain; avaricious; as, greedy of gain.

Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey;

Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth;

Excessively greedy and grasping;

(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous;

Devouring or craving food in great quantities;

Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume;