covetous

[ kuhv-i-tuhs ]

/ ˈkʌv ɪ təs /

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adjective

inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.

eagerly desirous.

Origin of covetous

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English coveitous, from Anglo-French, Old French; see covet, -ous

SYNONYMS FOR covetous

1 grasping, rapacious.

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synonym study for covetous

1. See avaricious.

OTHER WORDS FROM covetous

cov·et·ous·ly, adverbcov·et·ous·ness, nounnon·cov·et·ous, adjectivenon·cov·et·ous·ly, adverb

o·ver·cov·et·ous, adjectiveo·ver·cov·et·ous·ly, adverbun·cov·et·ous, adjectiveun·cov·et·ous·ly, adverb

Words nearby covetous

cover-uncover test, cover-up, cover version, cove stripe, covet, covetous, covetousness, covey, COVID-19, Covilhã, covin

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Example sentences from the Web for covetous

Designer Tomas Maier presented a collection that was rich, sophisticated, and covetous.
Milan Fall Fashion Week 2012: Raf Simons’s Last Collection at Jil Sander|Robin Givhan|February 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He was altogether a fierce, grudging, covetous little creature.
Brownies and Bogles|Louise Imogen Guiney
I will therefore be the richer by charitable laying out, while the worldling will be poorer by his covetous hoarding up.'
Extracts from the Diary and Correspondence of the Late Amos Lawrence; with a brief account of some incidents of his life|Amos Lawrence
In the end a covetous man succeeded in wheedling Tchaikov away from us.
With the Judans in the Palestine Campaign|J. H. (John Henry) Patterson

We need not look upon the territory now held by Great Britain with a covetous eye.
The Seat of Empire|Charles Carleton Coffin
Now King Mark was a man of a mean and covetous mind, and he loved not to give money.
King Arthur's Knights|Henry Gilbert

British Dictionary definitions for covetous

covetous

/ (ˈkʌvɪtəs) /

adjective

(usually postpositive and foll by of) jealously eager for the possession of something (esp the property of another person)

Derived forms of covetous

covetously, adverbcovetousness, noun

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单词	covetous
释义	covetous [ kuhv-i-tuhs ] / ˈkʌv ɪ təs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR covetous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy. eagerly desirous. Origin of covetous First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English coveitous, from Anglo-French, Old French; see covet, -ous SYNONYMS FOR covetous 1 grasping, rapacious. SEE SYNONYMS FOR covetous ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for covetous 1. See avaricious. OTHER WORDS FROM covetous cov·et·ous·ly, adverbcov·et·ous·ness, nounnon·cov·et·ous, adjectivenon·cov·et·ous·ly, adverb o·ver·cov·et·ous, adjectiveo·ver·cov·et·ous·ly, adverbun·cov·et·ous, adjectiveun·cov·et·ous·ly, adverb Words nearby covetous cover-uncover test, cover-up, cover version, cove stripe, covet, covetous, covetousness, covey, COVID-19, Covilhã, covin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for covetous Designer Tomas Maier presented a collection that was rich, sophisticated, and covetous. Milan Fall Fashion Week 2012: Raf Simons’s Last Collection at Jil Sander\|Robin Givhan\|February 25, 2012\|DAILY BEAST He was altogether a fierce, grudging, covetous little creature. Brownies and Bogles\|Louise Imogen Guiney I will therefore be the richer by charitable laying out, while the worldling will be poorer by his covetous hoarding up.' Extracts from the Diary and Correspondence of the Late Amos Lawrence; with a brief account of some incidents of his life\|Amos Lawrence In the end a covetous man succeeded in wheedling Tchaikov away from us. With the Judans in the Palestine Campaign\|J. H. (John Henry) Patterson We need not look upon the territory now held by Great Britain with a covetous eye. The Seat of Empire\|Charles Carleton Coffin Now King Mark was a man of a mean and covetous mind, and he loved not to give money. King Arthur's Knights\|Henry Gilbert British Dictionary definitions for covetous covetous / (ˈkʌvɪtəs) / adjective (usually postpositive and foll by of) jealously eager for the possession of something (esp the property of another person) Derived forms of covetous covetously, adverbcovetousness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to covetous acquisitive, avaricious, avid, eager, envious, gluttonous, grasping, green-eyed, itchy, jealous, keen, mercenary, rapacious, ravenous, selfish, voracious, yearning, close-fisted, grabby, piggish
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covetous

adjective

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adjective

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