covetouslyadv.
/ˈkʌvɪtəsli/ In a covetous manner; with cupidity.
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adverb]
yeverlyeOE
covetously1382
covetinglyc1384
advantageously1606
inexplebly1615
1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ezek. xxii. 12 Gredili, or coueytously, thou falsly chalengidist thi neiȝbours.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Hab. ii. B Wo vnto him, that couetously gathereth euell gotten goodes in to his house.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) iv. iii. 407 If he couetously reserue it, how shall's get it? View more context for this quotation
a1629 W. Hinde Faithfull Remonstr. (1641) vii. 26 So earthly minded, and covetously affected.
1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Jan. 2/3 To..listen covetously to the musical whistle of the widgeon.
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