How do you pronounce predatory?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɛdəˌtɔɹi/.

predatory

/ˈpɹɛdəˌtɔɹi/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

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"Harry Kane was back to his predatory best after struggling in the group stage, following up his goal against Germany by poking home a superb pass from Raheem Sterling after only four minutes."
"And while there are plenty of benches, there's little shelter from the wind (or predatory seagulls the size of dogs) out on the platforms."
"The mark of his father’s early life was strong upon him and enhanced by months of association with beasts, from whom the imitative faculty of youth had absorbed a countless number of little mannerisms of the predatory creatures of the wild."
"predatory lending"
"predatory inclusion"
"One very important section of the denizens of Darkest England are the criminals and the semi-criminals. They are more or less predatory, and are at present shepherded by the police and punished by the gaoler."

Borrowed from Latin praedātōrius, equivalent to predator + -y.

more predatory (comparative) most predatory (superlative) prædatory (alternative, archaic)

antipredatory macropredatory mesopredatory micropredatory nonpredatory predatorially predatorily predatoriness predatorious unpredatory

predatory conference predatory incursion predatory journal predatory pricing predatory publishing predatory tunicate

predaceous predacious predation predator prey