noun, na-adjective
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.
その強欲非道な商人は、貧しい人々から搾取した。
That rapacious and inhuman merchant exploited the poor.
強欲非道の振る舞いは、社会の非難を浴びる。
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.