plunderous

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adjective

Tending to plunder.

“Piracy is an utterly plunderous business.”

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rapacious
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Meanings

adjectiveplunderous (comparative more plunderous, superlative most plunderous)

comparative more plunderous · superlative most plunderous

  1. Tending to plunder.

    Piracy is an utterly plunderous business.

    Synonyms: rapacious

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveTending to plunder.

Similar
rapacious

Origin

From plunder + -ous.

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Translations

Dutch plunderziek
  • plunderziekby nature or otherwise characteristically tending to plunder
French pilleur
  • pilleurby nature or otherwise characteristically tending to plunder
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“plunderous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plunderous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plunderous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plunderous.

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