adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Greedy to excess.

   "The commonwealth is sick of their own choice Their over-greedy love hath surfeited."

Adjective

1. 1
   excessively gluttonous wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

acquisitiveavariciousavidbottomlessdevouringgluttonous

Example

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"The commonwealth is sick of their own choice Their over-greedy love hath surfeited."

Etymology

From Middle English *overgredy, from Old English ofergrǣdiġ (“overgreedy, too covetous”), equivalent to over- + greedy.

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