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predative

predative adjective: pertaining to predation or a predator; predatory.

Adjective

predative (comparative more predative, superlative most predative)

  1. Pertaining to predation or a predator; predatory.
    • Her face was pale, yellowish, with a clear, transparent skin, she leaned forward rather, her features were strongly marked, handsome, with a tense, unseeing, predative look.1914, D. H. Lawrence, The Wedding Ring

Forms of predative

comparativemore predative
superlativemost predative

Origin of predative

From predat(ion) + -ive.

Words formed from predative

Questions about predative

What does predative mean?
Predative means pertaining to predation or a predator; predatory.
What part of speech is predative?
Predative is an adjective.

Words near predative in the dictionary

  1. predates
  2. predating
  3. predation
  4. predations
  5. predatism
  6. predative
  7. predatively
  8. predator
  9. predator bug
  10. predator bugs
  11. predator satiation

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