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Covetous

Covetous Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Covetous? [adj] 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" [adj] 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"; "he was green with envy" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Covetous: acquisitive \| avaricious \| desirous \| envious \| grabby \| grasping \| greedy \| green \| jealous \| prehensile Related Terms \| Find terms related to Covetous: acquisitive \| assembly \| avid \| band \| bevy \| bunch \| cluster \| covey \| crew \| desirous \| eager \| envious \| esurient \| gluttonous \| grabby \| grasping \| greedy \| grudging \| hoggish \| itchy \| jealous \| keen \| lickerish \| party \| piggish \| prehensile \| rapacious \| ravenous \| selfish \| swinish \| voracious See Also \| Covetous In Webster's Dictionary \Cov"et*ous\ (k?v"?t-?s), a. [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}.

Covetous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Covetous?

[adj] 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"
[adj] 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"; "he was green with envy"

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Covetous In Webster's Dictionary

\Cov"et*ous\ (k?v"?t-?s), a. [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}.

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