COVETOUS
\kˈʌvətəs], \kˈʌvətəs], \k_ˈʌ_v_ə_t_ə_s]\
Definitions of COVETOUS
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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"
By Princeton University
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Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; -- in a bad sense.
By Oddity Software
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Very desirous, especially of that which belongs to another; eager, especially for money.
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Covetously.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Covetously.
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Inordinately desirous: avaricious.
By Daniel Lyons
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Covetously.
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Inordinately eager to acquire and possess; avaricious.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Inordinately desirous; inordinately eager of money, avaricious.
By Thomas Sheridan
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