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predal

/ˈpɹiːdəl/

predal adjective: of or relating to prey; plundering; predatory.

Adjective

predal (comparative more predal, superlative most predal)

  1. Of or relating to prey; plundering; predatory.
    • Prœdal Commanders1748, Samuel Boyse, An impartial history of the late rebellion in 1745

Forms of predal

comparativemore predal
superlativemost predal
alternative formpraedal
alternative form (obsolete)prædal

Origin of predal

From Latin praeda (“prey”).

Words that rhyme with predal

Questions about predal

What does predal mean?
Predal means of or relating to prey; plundering; predatory.
What part of speech is predal?
Predal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce predal?
Predal is pronounced /ˈpɹiːdəl/.

Words near predal in the dictionary

  1. predaceousness
  2. predacious
  3. predaciousness
  4. predacities
  5. predacity
  6. predal
  7. predamage
  8. predamaged
  9. predamages
  10. predamaging
  11. predamn

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