covetous
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covetous
- /ˈkʌvətəs/
Where it comes from
From Middle English coveitous, from Anglo-Norman *cuveitus, from Medieval Latin as if *cupiditosus, from Latin cupiditas (“desire”); see covet.
adjective more covetous · most covetous
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Distastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
The couaitous deſyre of riche men is euer vnſaciable. It always raueneth and neuer is ſatisfied.
Similar: acquisitive, avaricious, cormorant, covetous, edacious, esurient, grasping, greedy, miserable, piggish, miserly, rapacious
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adj distastefully desirous or keen — see also avaricious
| 中文 | 貪求的 /贪求的 tānqiú de, 垂涎的 chuíxián de |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | लालची lālcī, लोभी lobhī |
| Français | avare |
| Deutsch | begierig, gierig |
| Ελληνικά | φθονερός fthonerós, ζηλόφθων zilófthon |
| Русский | а́лчный álčnyj, жа́дный žádnyj |
| العربية | طَمَّاع ṭammāʕ, حَسُود ḥasūd, مُشْتَهٍ muštahin, شَرِه šarih |
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title = {covetous},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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