Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In a predatory manner; with pillaging or plundering.
Wiktionary
- adv. In a predatory manner.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. In a predatory manner.
Etymologies
- predatory + -ly (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The two of them approached me now, slowly, predatorily, like lions stalking a gazelle.”
“But when global banks and investment houses squander trillions of depositor-dollars on speculative investments like derivatives and credit-default-swaps and predatorily push sub-prime mortgages on the un-creditworthy to the point of virtual insolvency they are painted as the untoward sufferers of a bad economy when the bottom falls out of their ponzie scheme.”
When the LFC comes a' Knocking: Spreading the "Good News" and Asking for Donation
“The right wing and corporations have perniciously, predatorily worked to take over so many areas of our nation's commons, converting them so they are either privatized or made so they are more beneficial for corporations and not humans.”
Waking Up to The Military/ Corporate Religous Right's Attack on Teen Boys
“Rosa's desire becomes palpable in response to the presence of this predatorily sexual racial Other; she sings a sleep-song ( "A lady in fair Seville city") about illicit lovemaking with melodic end-phrases rubbed by horny horns”
“No, the only creatures which resort thither are dogs which subsist no one knows how as predatorily they roam from court to court with tails tucked between their flanks, and bloodless tongues hanging down, and legs ever prepared, on sighting a human being, to bolt into the ravine, or to let down their owners upon subservient bellies in expectation of a probable kick or curse.”
“The predatorily touches of two empty bodies, pulling at each other in a struggle for completion.”
“A lot of people were wolfing down as much food as they could, hovering predatorily outside (or inside) the kitchen to try to get their hands on each new batch of barbecued treats as quickly as they could.”
“Some gamers apparently play predatorily with the suit, toying with enemies by sneaking up on them to within an inch of their nose (using the stealthy cloak power), melee attacking them, and then sprinting off using the speed power to get away from the scene quickly and avoid raising too much suspicion.”
“In other words, if you play the game predatorily then you'll be able to upgrade the cloak and speed powers as the game progresses to suit your gaming style.”
“The Citadel's production definitely focuses a little more on the fun side of that equation: what blood there is here trickles down the aprons of Sweeney's victims before it is quickly hidden away, and the menace never leaves the stage area, as evidenced by Todd's (Réjean Cournoyer) invitations to come in for a shave, predatorily huffed out from a 10-foot platform, well away from the paying customers.”
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