Thesaurus: covetous

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1. v. t. Very desirous; eager to obtain; -- used in a good sense.
2. v. t. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; -- in a bad sense.
3. adj. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
4. adj. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
5. 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.
6. j:100 s. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages