Definisjon av covetous

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Adjective

covetous - 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"
envious, jealous
desirous, wishful having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"
covetous - 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"
avaricious, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile
acquisitive eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied"
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Adjektiv

covetous - Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess especially money; avaricious.

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  • covetous
    Excessively desirous of money, wealth or possessions.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: covetous
  • Komparativ: more covetous
  • Superlativ: most covetous

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