covetous, greedy, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious mean having or showing a strong desire for especially material possessions. covetous implies inordinate desire often for another's …

1. Having or showing a strong or excessive desire to acquire money or possess things, especially wishing to possess more than what one needs or deserves. 2. Having or showing a desire to …

GREEDY definition: 1. wanting a lot more food, money, etc. than you need: 2. A greedy algorithm (= a set of…. Learn more.

Definition of greedy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Shakespeare Sacrificed: Or the Offering to Avarice by James Gillray The Father and Mother by Boardman Robinson depicting War as the offspring of Greed and Pride Greed (or avarice, Latin: …

greed•y (grē′ dē), adj., greed•i•er, greed•i•est. excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company. having a strong or great desire for food or …

• Guy was greedy, amoral, obsessed with power and self-gratification. • Some landlords have become greedy and are demanding higher rents than people can afford.

GREEDY definition: excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.. See examples of greedy used in a sentence.

2025年9月9日 · greedy (comparative greedier, superlative greediest) Having greed; consumed by selfish desires. quotations

If you describe someone as greedy, you mean that they want to have more of something such as food or money than is necessary or fair. He attacked greedy bosses for awarding themselves …