rapaciousness

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In the previous Gilded Age, the rapaciousness of our ruling classes was met with a storm of organizing from our working classes.

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extreme gluttony

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noun

extreme gluttony

noun

an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rapaciousness.

noun

extreme gluttony

noun

an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers"

Example sentences

In the previous Gilded Age, the rapaciousness of our ruling classes was met with a storm of organizing from our working classes.

Honestly, the universe would easily be able to sustain our rapaciousness if we had the tech to actually go and claim it. I actually really like Bezos' idea of moving all industries off-planet.

I agree that corporate rapaciousness and Republicans' pattern of serial lying is not a reason to support net neutrality.

Is it simply the triumph of free-market orthodoxy and a tacit acceptance that to be a consumer today one must subject oneself to this sort of rapaciousness?

You might try reading more science fiction -- not only did it explore "Bezos' idea" long before he ever said it, it also has plenty of fun outcomes for how the universe can't sustain our rapaciousness.

Impact on the rapaciousness of future generations: questionable.