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1. (adj.) greedy
excessively desirous of wealth, profit, etc.
2. greedy
having a strong or great desire for food or drink; voracious.
3. greedy
keenly desirous; eager (often fol. by of or for).
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME gredy, OE grædig, c. OHG grātac, ON grāthugr, Go gredags)
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| Definition of 'greedy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) 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. (adj) avid, devouring(a), 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. (adj) greedy
wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume
"don't be greedy with the cookies"
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1. (adjective) greedy
wanting to have a lot for yourself
a greedy, power-hungry man
2. greedy
wanting to eat too much
Don't be so greedy.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. greedy
having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey
2. greedy
having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous; eager to obtain; avaricious; as, greedy of gain
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Sense: a (too) great desire for food, money etc
Eating five cakes is just sheer greed.
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 Afrikaans: gulsige |
 Arabic: جَشِع، شَرِه |
 Bulgarian: лаком |
 Brazilian: ganancioso |
 Czech: nenasytný, chamtivý |
 German: gierig |
 Danish: grådig; grisk |
 Greek: λαίμαργος |
 Spanish: avaricioso, codicioso; gl |
 Estonian: ablas |
 Farsi: حریص |
 Finnish: ahne |
 French: avide; gourmand |
 Hebrew: חַמדָן |
 Hindi: लालची |
 Croatian: pohlepan |
 Hungarian: kapzsi |
 Indonesian: rakus |
 Icelandic: gráðugur |
 Italian: avido; goloso |
 Japanese: 欲張りな |
 Korean: 탐욕스러운 |
 Lithuanian: godus, gobšus |
 Latvian: rijīgs; mantkārīgs |
 Malay: gelojoh |
 Dutch: gulzig, vraatzuchtig; gie |
 Norwegian: grådig, begjærlig, grisk |
 Polish: łakomy |
 Persian: حریص |
 Pashto: سراښ، حريص |
 Portuguese: cobiçoso |
 Romanian: lacom, avid |
 Russian: жадный; прожорливый |
 Slovak: chamtivý, nenásytný |
 Slovenian: lakomen |
 Serbian: pohlepan |
 Swedish: glupsk, girig |
 Thai: ซึ่งหิวกระหาย |
 Turkish: açgözlü |
 Taiwanese: 貪婪的 |
 Ukrainian: пожадливий |
 Urdu: لالچی |
 Vietnamese: đầy tham lam |
 Chinese: 贪婪的 |
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