Both Uses of
rapacious
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- Besides the long fleshy bags under his little, always insolent, suspicious, and ironical eyes; besides the multitude of deep wrinkles in his little fat face, the Adam's apple hung below his sharp chin like a great, fleshy goiter, which gave him a peculiar, repulsive, sensual appearance; add to that a long rapacious mouth with full lips, between which could be seen little stumps of black decayed teeth.†
Chpt 1
- And observe, cruel people, the violent, the rapacious, the Karamazovs are sometimes very fond of children.†
Chpt 5 *
Definition:
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(rapacious as in: a rapacious cartel) excessively greedy -- often destructive