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How to pronounce rapaciousness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms greediness, voraciousness
Type of selfishness
Type Words
Synonyms edacity, esurience, rapacity, voraciousness, voracity
Type of gluttony
Derivation rapacious

Examples of rapaciousness

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The Hellhole report is full of tales of justice perverted by lawyerly rapaciousness.
From the washingtontimes.com
Many voters are disgusted with the rapaciousness of Africa's biggest political party.
From the economist.com
The play is about the rapaciousness of late nineteenth-century capitalism.
From the guardian.co.uk
Their rapaciousness was such that in 1545 the entire colony at Ningpo was wiped out by massacre.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Back then, DIY was an ethical stance in the face of an industry at the height of its rapaciousness.
From the guardian.co.uk
What she was still too new to sense was that this rapaciousness was born not of optimism but desperation.
From the time.com
Critics say the industry has grown too quickly for its own good, with too much rapaciousness and too little regulation.
From the dailyherald.com
As he learns the coffee business, he sees firsthand the rapaciousness of colonial rule, the evils of slavery.
From the boston.com
The story delves into the rapaciousness of big business, the abuse of the African people and governmental corruption.
From the newscientist.com
More examples
  • Edacity: extreme gluttony
  • Greediness: an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers"