predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous
(adjective) living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; “a predatory bird”; “the rapacious wolf”; “raptorial birds”; “ravening wolves”; “a vulturine taste for offal”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vulturine (comparative more vulturine, superlative most vulturine)
Pertaining to or having characteristics of vultures.
Predaceous.
• vulturelike
• vulturish
• vulturous
Source: Wiktionary
Vul"tur*ine, a. Etym: [L. vulturinus.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a vulture; resembling a vulture in qualities or looks; as, the vulturine sea eagle (Gypohierax Angolensis); vulturine rapacity. The vulturine nose, which smells nothing but corruption, is no credit to its possessor. C. Kingsley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 March 2025
(noun) an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
