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Noun: rapaciousness  ru'pey-shus-nus
  1. Extreme gluttony
    - edacity, esurience, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness
     
  2. An excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts)
    "the rapaciousness of lawyers"
    - greediness, voraciousness

Derived forms: rapaciousnesses

See also: rapacious

Type of: gluttony, selfishness

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