covetous
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cov·et·ous
(kŭv′ĭ-təs)adj.
Feeling, expressing, or characterized by a strong or immoderate desire for the possessions of another: "At least three European empires had extended covetous gazes toward the Pacific Northwest" (David A. Bell).
cov′et·ous·ly adv.
cov′et·ous·ness n.
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covetous
(ˈkʌvɪtəs)adj
(and foll by: of) jealously eager for the possession of something (esp the property of another person)
ˈcovetously adv
ˈcovetousness, covetiveness n
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cov•et•ous
(ˈkʌv ɪ təs)adj.
1. inordinately desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
2. eagerly desirous.
[1250–1300]
cov′et•ous•ly, adv.
cov′et•ous•ness, n.
syn: See avaricious.
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Adj. | 1. | 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" |
2. | 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" 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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covetous
adjective envious, jealous, yearning, greedy, acquisitive, rapacious, avaricious His sports car was attracting covetous stares.
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covetous
adjective1. Resentfully or painfully desirous of another's advantages:
2. Having a strong urge to obtain or possess something, especially material wealth, in quantity:
Informal: grabby.
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Translations
طَمّـاع، مُشَتـهِ
chamtivýprahnoucí
begærliggrisk
begehrlichrangig
ágjarn
gıpta edenimrenen
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
covetous
[ˈkʌvɪtəs] adj (= envious) [person, glance] → envieux/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
covetous
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
covetous
[ˈkʌvɪtəs] adj → avido/a, bramoso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
covet
(ˈkavit) – past tense past participle ˈcoveted – verb to desire or wish for eagerly (especially something belonging to someone else). I coveted her fur coat.
ˈcovetous adjectiveˈcovetously adverb
ˈcovetousness noun
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