Covetous
//ˈkʌvətəs// adj
adj ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Distastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
"The couaitous deſyre of riche men is euer vnſaciable. It always raueneth and neuer is ſatisfied."
Adjective
- 1 immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth wordnet
- 2 showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages wordnet
Example
More examples"No amount of wealth can satisfy a covetous man. All the treasure in the world won't make him happy."
Etymology
From Middle English coveitous, from Anglo-Norman *cuveitus, from Medieval Latin as if *cupiditosus, from Latin cupiditas (“desire”); see covet.
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