covetousadjective
uk/ˈkʌv.ɪ.təs/us/ˈkʌv.ə.t̬əs/formal disapprovingwanting to have something too much, especially something that belongs to someone else:
I can't help casting covetous looks at my neighbour's new Porsche.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Envy and jealousy
- all right
- be green with envy idiom
- covet
- covetable
- enviable
- envious
- envy
- green
- grudge
- jealous
- jealousy
- possessive
covetously
adverb uk/ˈkʌv.ɪ.təs.li/us/ˈkʌv.ə.t̬əs.li/
The boys looked covetously at the shiny new motorcycles.
covetousness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkʌv.ɪ.təs.nəs/us/ˈkʌv.ə.t̬əs.nəs/