rapacious
adjective
[ rəˈpeɪʃəs ]
• aggressively greedy or grasping.
• "rapacious landlords"
Similar:
grasping,
greedy,
avaricious,
acquisitive,
covetous,
mercenary,
materialistic,
insatiable,
predatory,
voracious,
usurious,
extortionate,
money-grubbing,
grabby,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin rapax, rapac- (from rapere ‘to snatch’) + -ious.
