predative

Pertaining to predation or a predator; predatory.

Adjective

  1. Pertaining to predation or a predator; predatory.
    • Her face was pale, yellowish, with a clear, transparent skin, she leaned forward rather, her features were strongly marked, handsome, with a tense, unseeing, predative look. - 1914, D. H. Lawrence, The Wedding Ring:

Origin

From predat(ion) + -ive.

Forms

more predative most predative

Derived

predatively