greedy
(adjective) wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume; âdonât be greedy with the cookiesâ
avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile
(adjective) immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; âthey are avaricious and will do anything for moneyâ; âcasting covetous eyes on his neighborâs fieldsâ; âa grasping old miserâ; âgrasping commercialismâ; âgreedy for money and powerâ; âgrew richer and greedierâ; âprehensile employers stingy with raises for their employeesâ
avid, devouring, esurient, greedy
(adjective) (often followed by âforâ) ardently or excessively desirous; âavid for adventureâ; âan avid ambition to succeedâ; âfierce devouring affectionâ; âthe esurient eyes of an avid curiosityâ; âgreedy for fameâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
greedier
comparative form of greedy
Source: Wiktionary
Greed"y, a. [Compar. Greedier (-Ăź-er); superl. Greediest.] Etym: [OE. gredi, AS. grdig, grdig; akin to D. gretig, OS. grdag, OHG. grtag, Dan. graadig, OSw. gradig, grdig, Icel. graugr, Goth. grdags greedy, grdn to be hungry; cf. Skr. grdh to be greedy. Cf. Greed.]
1. Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey.
2. Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous; eager to obtain; avaricious; as, greedy of gain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 April 2025
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; âAlice doesnât live here anymoreâ; âthe children promised not to quarrel any moreâ
The word âcoffeeâ entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch âkoffie,â borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish âkahve,â borrowed in turn from the Arabic âqahwah.â The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
