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covetous

[ kuhv-i-tuhs ]

adjective

  1. inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. eagerly desirous.


covetous

/ ˈʌɪə /

adjective

  1. usually postpositiveand foll byof jealously eager for the possession of something (esp the property of another person)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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

Origin of covetous1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English coveitous, from Anglo-French, Old French; covet, -ous
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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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