Covetous
adjective'kəvɪtəs
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”
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
“casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields”
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Similar Words
- Envious
- Jealous
- Avaricious
- Grabby
- Grasping
- Greedy
- Prehensile
- Desirous
- Wishful
- Acquisitive
- Covetousness