covetous

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. 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
• Syn:
envious, jealous
• Similar to:
desirous, wishful
• Derivationally related forms:
envy (for: envious), enviousness (for: envious), covetousness
2. 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
• Syn:
avaricious, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile
• Similar to:
acquisitive
• Derivationally related forms:
greed (for: greedy), greediness (for: greedy), grasping (for: grasping), covetousness, avarice (for: avaricious), avariciousness (for: avaricious)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  avaricious, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile, envious, jealous