† lucripetousadj.
Obsolete.
Eager for gain.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective] > inordinately desirous of possessions
greedya1000
overgreedyOE
avarous1303
covetous1340
concupiscible1398
avaricious1474
silver-sick?a1500
lucrous1511
having1528
lucrative1549
concupiscentious1555
holding1569
griping?1573
concupiscential1577
over-havinga1600
gripulous1614
ingordigious1637
concupitive1651
appropriative1655
lucripetous1675
coveting1699
grasping1747
concupiscenta1834
acquisitive1846
pleonectic1858
big-eye1868
wanting1876
possessive1889
grabby1910
gold-digging1925
territorial1966
1675 T. Plume Acct. Life & Death in J. Hacket Cent. Serm. p. xlix When he was made a Bishop no man was less lucripetous, he desired to hold nothing in Commendam.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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