Definition of covetous Covetous
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We found 6 definitions of covetous from 4 different sources.
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What does covetous mean?
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| covetous - showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection" | ||
| envious, jealous | ||
| desirous, wishful having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem" | ||
| covetous - immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees" | ||
| avaricious, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile | ||
| acquisitive eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- covetous (Adjective)
Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess especially money; avaricious.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- covetous (v. t.)
Very desirous; eager to obtain; -- used in a good sense. - covetous (v. t.)
Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; -- in a bad sense.
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covetous
Excessively desirous of money, wealth or possessions.
