pred·a·to·ry 
/ˈprɛdəˌtori, Brit ˈprɛdətri/ adjective
/ˈprɛdəˌtori, Brit ˈprɛdətri/ adjective 1 technical : living by killing and eating other animals
▪ predatory animals/birds/insects 2 [more predatory; most predatory] : wrongly harming or using others for pleasure or profit
▪ predatory business practices ▪ predatory acts of sexual violence ▪ predatory men/women
▪ predatory animals/birds/insects
▪ predatory business practices ▪ predatory acts of sexual violence ▪ predatory men/women
