predatorily

ˌprɛdəˈtɔːrɪli

Definition

Definition of predatorily - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

hunting

Rare

in a way that hunts other animals

Rare

The lion moved predatorily through the grass.

aggressively

ruthlessly

exploitation

Rare

aggressively seeking to exploit others

Rare

He predatorily targeted vulnerable customers.

aggressively

ruthlessly

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Origin of predatorily

Latin, praedator (plunderer) + -ily (in the manner of)

Examples of predatorily in a sentence

Wolves moved predatorily in search of prey.
The company predatorily acquired smaller competitors.
She predatorily manipulated the situation to her advantage.

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French:de manière prédatrice, agressivement, ...
German:räuberisch, ausbeuterisch, ...
Italian:predatoriamente, aggressivamente, ...
Spanish:de manera depredadora, con intención de explotar, ...
Portuguese:predatoriamente, de maneira predatória, ...
Chinese:像猎手一样, 掠夺性地, ...
Japanese:獲物を狙うように, 搾取的に, ...
Arabic:بافتراس, بِشَكْلٍ اِسْتِغْلَالِي, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה טוֹרֶפֶת, בְּאוֹפֶן טוֹרְפָנִי, ...
Russian:хищно, хищнически, ...
Ukrainian:хижо, агресивно, ...
Hindi:शिकार के लिए, शोषणकारी तरीके से, ...
Bengali:শিকারীভাবে, আক্রমণাত্মকভাবে, ...
Catalan:caçadorament, agressivament, ...
Czech:dravě, vykořisťovatelsky, ...
Danish:jagende, udnyttende, ...
Dutch:roofdierachtig, roofzuchtig, ...
Greek:αρπακτικά, εκμεταλλευτικά, ...
Hungarian:ragadozó módjára, kizsákmányolóan, ...
Khmer:តាមបែបសត្វមំសាសីកំពុងបរបាញ់, ក្នុងលក្ខណៈដូចសត្វប្រមាញ់ ដោយស្វែងរកកេងប្រវ័ញ្ចអ្នកដទៃយ៉ាងគឃ្លើន, ...
Korean:사냥하듯이, 약탈적으로, ...
Persian:شکارگرانه, تهاجمی, ...
Polish:drapieżnie, agresywnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):predatoriamente, agressivamente, ...
Romanian:prădător, exploatator, ...
Swedish:rovdjurslikt, rovlystet, ...
Thai:ในลักษณะการล่า, อย่างก้าวร้าว, ...
Turkish:avlayarak, sömürücü bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:một cách săn mồi, một cách khai thác, ...

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Definition of predatorily - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

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