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covetous

adjective
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As an adjective, covetous means extremely keen or desirous, especially to obtain and possess something belonging to someone else.

Meanings of covetous

3 meanings

adjective

  1. Extremely keen or desirous, especially to obtain and possess something belonging to someone else; avaricious.

  2. 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”

    Similar: envious, jealous

  3. 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”

    Similar: avaricious, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for covetous →
adjective: showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's…
enviousjealous
adjective: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
avariciousgrabbygraspinggreedyprehensile

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