predatorya.[L. praedatorius, fr. praedari to plunder, fr. praeda prey. See Prey.]1. Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party.(Macaulay.)2. Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits.()Exercise . . . maketh the spirits more hot and predatory. (Bacon.)3. (Zol.) Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.()