abnormally greedy and cruel; rapacious and inhuman
Strongly negative literary term describing extreme greed that disregards humanity or morality. Often used in formal or critical contexts.
That rapacious and inhuman merchant exploited the poor.
Such abnormally greedy and cruel behavior invites public condemnation.
Compound of 強欲 (greed, avarice) and 非道 (inhumanity, cruelty). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a Sino-Japanese four-character compound.