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Defenition of the word covetous

    • Defenition of the word covetous

      • Excessively desirous of money, wealth or possessions.
      • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
      • showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection"
      • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor''s fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greed
      • showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another''s advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection"
      • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
      • showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

    Synonyms for the word covetous

      • avaricious
      • desirous
      • envious
      • grabby
      • grasping
      • greedy
      • jealous
      • prehensile

    Similar words in the covetous

      • acquisitive
      • covetous
      • covetously
      • covetousness
      • covetousness's
      • desirous

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