Covetous

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  • adjective. Feeling, expressing, or characterized by a strong or immoderate desire for the possessions of another.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Very desirous; eager for acquisition: in a good sense: as, covetous of wisdom, virtue, or learning.
  • Specifically, inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess, especially in an unlawful or unjust way; carried away by avarice.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Very desirous; eager to obtain; -- used in a good sense.
  • adjective. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; -- in a bad sense.
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  • adjective. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (especially money); avaricious.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
  • adjective. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
    • Equivalent
    acquisitive  desirous  wishful  
    Form
    covetousness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    avaricious  bloodthirsty  crafty  deceitful  dishonest  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    acquisitive  assembly  avaricious  avid  band  
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