vulturous

adjective

vul·tur·ous ˈvəl-chə-rəs

ˈvəlch-rəs

: resembling a vulture especially in rapacity or scavenging habits

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And vulturous groups would transfer Venezuelan bolivar into these farmers’ bank accounts in exchange for their service. —

Samantha Hissong, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2021 Parker also knits in a perspicacious take on the toxicity of the royal family, most particularly the poisonous effect of the institution and the vulturous press. —

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2021 Spears had the misfortune of breaking down as the vulturous tabloid culture of the mid-aughts reached its peak when a lucky paparazzo could make hundreds of thousands of dollars off a single celebrity snapshot. —

Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2021 His arm describes a wide arc meant to encompass today’s galaxy of panelists, pundits, vulturous rivals, flummoxed general managers, hoops bloggers: the whole whispery, shouty basketball-industrial complex. —

SI.com, 12 June 2019