rapacious
ra-pa-cious / rÉ-pÄ-shÉs
 adjective 1. extremely greedy To presume a want of motives for such contests . . . would be to forget that men are ambitious, vindictive, and rapacious. From âThe Federalist Papersâ by Alexander Hamilton, 1757 â 1804  2. of animals, surviving through the killing of prey; predatory The rapacious coyotes and buzzards had finished their gruesome work, and the sun had bleached these bones white as snow. From âFrom Out the Dark Shadowsâ by Maud Kenyon Kingdon, ? - ?  3. inclined to forcefully take what is wanted I will say this much for the nobility: that, tyrannical, murderous, rapacious, and morally rotten as they were, they were deeply and enthusiastically religious. From âA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurâs Courtâ by Mark Twain, 1835 - 1910