avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile
(adjective) 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”
covetous, envious, jealous
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
covetous (comparative more covetous, superlative most covetous)
Extremely keen or desirous, especially to obtain and possess something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
• See also greedy
Source: Wiktionary
Cov"et*ous (kv"t-s), a. Etym: [OF. coveitos, F. convoiteux. See Covet, v. t.]
1. Very desirous; eager to obtain; -- used in a good sense. [Archaic] Covetous of wisdom and fair virtue. Shak. Covetous death bereaved us all, To aggrandize one funeral. Emerson.
2. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; -- in a bad sense. The covetous person lives as if the world were madealtogether for him, and not he for the world. South.
Syn.
– Avaricious; parsimonious; penurious; misrely; niggardly. See Avaricious.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2024
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
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