Both Uses of
predatory
in
Gone with the Wind
- She was constitutionally unable to endure any man being in love with any woman not herself, and the sight of India Wilkes and Stuart at the speaking had been too much for her predatory nature.†
Chpt 1.1 *predatory = of animals: living by hunting and eating other animals
of people or organizations: given to victimizing others
- They seemed so predatory, so ruthless and yet, twined in her skirt, so broken, so helpless.†
Chpt 5.56
Definitions:
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(1)
(predator) of animals: living by hunting and eating other animals
of people or organizations: exploiting or victimizing others -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, predator can refer to a type of military drone.