predatorily

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English

Etymology

From predatory +‎ -ly.

Adverb

predatorily (comparative more predatorily, superlative most predatorily)

  1. In a predatory manner.
    • 1848, James Bird, A Discourse on the Object and Progress of Investigation:
      While the more peaceable part of the tribe are to be found among those who possess large herds of cattle, and are frequently connected with some of the principal people in the Arab towns, to whom in times of disturbance they afford protection, among the wandering or nomadic population, are to be found the poorest and most predatorily inclined []

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