plunderous

ˈplʌndərəs

Definition

Definition of plunderous - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

aggressive

Rare

characterized by taking goods by force

Rare

The plunderous army left the city in ruins.

looting

predatory

rapacious

behavior

Rare

marked by greedy or exploitative behavior

Rare

His plunderous tactics in business were widely criticized.

avaricious

greedy

rapacious

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Origin of plunderous

Germanic, plunder (to rob) + -ous (full of)

Examples of plunderous in a sentence

Their plunderous actions led to widespread fear.
The plunderous actions of the corporation led to public outrage.
Her plunderous approach to acquiring wealth was evident.

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French:prédateur, rapace, ...
German:plündernd, ausbeuterisch, ...
Italian:predatorio, ...
Spanish:saqueador, explotador, ...
Portuguese:saqueador, ganancioso, ...
Chinese:掠夺的, 掠夺性的, ...
Japanese:略奪的, 搾取的な, ...
Arabic:نَهَّاب, اِسْتِغْلَالِي, ...
Hebrew:בּוֹזֵז, בּוֹזְזָנִי, ...
Russian:грабительский, хищнический, ...
Ukrainian:грабіжницький, експлуататорський, ...
Hindi:लुटेरा, लूटमार, ...
Bengali:লুণ্ঠনকারী, লুণ্ঠনমূলক, ...
Catalan:depredador, avariciós, ...
Czech:plenivý, dravý, ...
Danish:plyndrende, udbyttende, ...
Dutch:plunderend, roofzuchtig, ...
Greek:λεηλατικός, εκμεταλλευτικός, ...
Hungarian:fosztogató, kapzsi, ...
Khmer:ដែលលួចប្លន់, លោភលន់កេងប្រវ័ញ្ច, ...
Korean:약탈하는, 약탈적인, ...
Persian:غارتگر, غارتگرانه, ...
Polish:plądrujący, rabunkowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):saqueador, ...
Romanian:prădalnic, exploatator, ...
Swedish:plundrande, girig, ...
Thai:ปล้นสะดม, ที่เอารัดเอาเปรียบ, ...
Turkish:yağmacı, sömürücü, ...
Vietnamese:cướp bóc, tham lam, ...

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