vulturous

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having the characteristics of a vulture, especially in being rapacious, greedy, or scavenging.
    — The attorney licked his lips with vulturous delight as he listened to the man's description of neck pain after the accident.

词形变化

more vulturous comparative most vulturous superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English vulture
Latin -ōsus
Old French -usbor.
Middle English -ous
English -ous
English vulturous
From vulture + -ous.
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