Covetous

Etymology
< coveitous: <  *undefined: <  as if *undefined: <  cupiditas:; see covet.

Adjective

 * 1) Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (especially money); avaricious;

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:greedy

Derived terms

 * covetousness

Related terms

 * covet

Thesaurus
acquisitive, assembly, avid, band, bevy, bunch, cluster, covey, crew, desirous, eager, envious, esurient, gluttonous, grabby, grasping, greedy, grudging, hoggish, itchy, jealous, keen, lickerish, party, piggish, prehensile, rapacious, ravenous, selfish, swinish, voracious

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish: himoitseva


 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: sanntach