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
greediest
superlative form of greedy: most 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
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red â indicating ripeness â they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
