Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits.
Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.
It is likely or probably; perhaps. [Obs. or Archaic] -- Be*like"ly, adv. Belike, boy, then you are in love. Shak.
Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party.