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COVETOUS

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

Example:

prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees

Synonyms:

avaricious; covetous; grabby; grasping; greedy; prehensile

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

acquisitive (eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas)

Derivation:

covetousness (reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

Example:

envious of their art collection

Synonyms:

covetous; envious; jealous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

desirous; wishful (having or expressing desire for something)

Derivation:

covetousness (extreme greed for material wealth)

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