Meaning & use
vampiric
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Relating to or resembling a vampire, especially in draining or feeding off something.
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The novel's villain has a vampiric hunger for other people's youth and vitality.
Critics described the corporation's business model as vampiric, profiting from struggling small businesses.
A note on using this word
Used both literally in horror fiction and figuratively to describe someone or something that drains resources, energy, or life from others.
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