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greedier


 
  Overview  of  adj  greedy 
 
  The  adj  greedy  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  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") 
  2.  avid,  devouring,  esurient,  greedy  --  ((often  followed  by  `for')  ardently  or  excessively  desirous;  "avid  for  adventure";  "an  avid  ambition  to  succeed";  "fierce  devouring  affection";  "the  esurient  eyes  of  an  avid  curiosity";  "greedy  for  fame") 
  3.  greedy  --  (wanting  to  eat  or  drink  more  than  one  can  reasonably  consume;  "don't  be  greedy  with  the  cookies") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  greedy 
 
  3  senses  of  greedy 
 
  Sense  1 
  avaricious,  covetous,  grabby,  grasping,  greedy,  prehensile 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  acquisitive)  ->  unacquisitive 
 
  Sense  2 
  avid,  devouring(postnominal),  esurient,  greedy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  desirous)  ->  undesirous,  undesiring 
 
  Sense  3 
  greedy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  gluttonous)  ->  abstemious 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  greedy 
 
  3  senses  of  greedy 
 
  Sense  1 
  avaricious,  covetous,  grabby,  grasping,  greedy,  prehensile 
  =>  acquisitive  (vs.  unacquisitive) 
 
  Sense  2 
  avid,  devouring(postnominal),  esurient,  greedy 
  =>  desirous  (vs.  undesirous) 
 
  Sense  3 
  greedy 
  =>  gluttonous  (vs.  abstemious) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  greedy 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  greedy 
 
  greedy  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  greedy 
  greedy 
  overgreedy 
  too-greedy 
 
  Overview  of  adj  greedy 
 
  The  adj  greedy  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  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") 
  2.  avid,  devouring,  esurient,  greedy  --  ((often  followed  by  `for')  ardently  or  excessively  desirous;  "avid  for  adventure";  "an  avid  ambition  to  succeed";  "fierce  devouring  affection";  "the  esurient  eyes  of  an  avid  curiosity";  "greedy  for  fame") 
  3.  greedy  --  (wanting  to  eat  or  drink  more  than  one  can  reasonably  consume;  "don't  be  greedy  with  the  cookies") 



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