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covetous definition
covetous |
Grep of noun covetous covetousness Overview of adj covetous The adj covetous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. covetous, envious, jealous, green -- (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"; "he was green with envy") 2. avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile -- (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") Antonyms of adj covetous 2 senses of covetous Sense 1 covetous, envious, jealous, green INDIRECT (VIA desirous) -> undesirous, undesiring Sense 2 avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile INDIRECT (VIA acquisitive) -> unacquisitive Similarity of adj covetous 2 senses of covetous Sense 1 covetous, envious, jealous, green => desirous (vs. undesirous) Sense 2 avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile => acquisitive (vs. unacquisitive) Attributes of adj covetous Familiarity of adj covetous covetous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj covetous covetous Overview of adj covetous The adj covetous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. covetous, envious, jealous, green -- (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"; "he was green with envy") 2. avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile -- (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")
covetous definition
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