Avariciousness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being avaricious. uncountable

    "But yet, with the persistent avariciousness of the white man, the Arabs clung to their loot, and when morning came forced the demoralized Manyuema to take up their burdens of death and stagger on into the jungle."

  2. 2
    extreme greed for material wealth wordnet

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avariceavariceaviditycovetousnesscupiditygluttony

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"But yet, with the persistent avariciousness of the white man, the Arabs clung to their loot, and when morning came forced the demoralized Manyuema to take up their burdens of death and stagger on into the jungle."

Etymology

From avaricious + -ness.

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