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covetous
[ kuhv-i-tuhs ]
adjective
- inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
Synonyms: ,
- eagerly desirous.
covetous
/ ˈʌɪə /
adjective
- usually postpositiveand foll byof jealously eager for the possession of something (esp the property of another person)
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Derived Forms
- ˈDZٴdzܲԱ, noun
- ˈDZٴdzܲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms
- DZ··dzܲ· adverb
- DZ··dzܲ·Ա noun
- ԴDz·DZ··dzܲ adjective
- non·DZ··dzܲ· adverb
- ··DZ··dzܲ adjective
- o·ver·DZ··dzܲ· adverb
- ܲ·DZ··dzܲ adjective
- un·DZ··dzܲ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins
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Synonym Study
See avaricious.
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For a very long time, other nations have been sizing up California with a covetous eye.
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Consider Second Timothy, 3: 2: “For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy.”
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Hammons seems like the victor in his attempt to satirize not so much the transaction of art for dollars but the covetous, oblivious, entitled nature of certain transactors.
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In yoga, I watched, covetous and profusely sweating, as people around me in class pointed their toes skyward and inverted.
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But if I am not covetous, it is because I have all I need.
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